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Tampa Bay, like other parts of Florida, is extremely vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change. [18] The sea level has risen 8 inches (200 mm) since 1946. [18] Tampa Bay is also one of the areas in the US most at risk when hurricanes arrive because of its location, growing population, and the geography of the bay.
A 1748 British map had "B. del Spirito Santo" for Tampa Bay and "Carlos Bay" to the south. A Spanish map of 1757 renamed Tampa Bay as "San Fernando". As late as 1774, Bernard Romans called Tampa Bay "Bay of Espiritu Santo", with "Tampa Bay" restricted to the Northwest arm, what is now Old Tampa Bay, and the northeast arm named "Hillsborough Bay".
The Tampa Bay area is a major metropolitan area surrounding Tampa Bay on the Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa , St. Petersburg , and Clearwater . It is the 17th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of 3,175,275 as of the 2020 U.S. census .
About 158.27 miles (254.71 km) of shoreline are on Tampa Bay. The county's unincorporated area is around 888 square miles (2,300 km 2), more than 84% of the total land area. Municipalities account for 163 square miles (420 km 2). The modern boundaries of the county place it midway along the west coast of Florida. [citation needed]
Location of Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tampa, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tampa, Florida. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the ...
Raymond James Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampa, Florida, United States.It opened in 1998 and is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of South Florida (USF) Bulls college football program.
Riverview is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is located south of Brandon. The population was 107,396 in the 2020 census, [2] up from 71,050 in the 2010 census. Many of Tampa Bay's radio and television stations broadcast from an antenna farm in
The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors as the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida in July 1987 and has welcomed more than 10 million guests. The Straz Center is located in northern downtown on a 9-acre (36,000 m 2 ) site along the east bank of the Hillsborough River.