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Southwest Florida is the region along the southwest Gulf coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is known for its beaches, subtropical landscape, and winter resort economy. The area is known for its beaches, subtropical landscape, and winter resort economy.
In 1740, a British invasion force from Fort Frederica, Georgia blockaded this inlet, the southernmost access for boat travel between St. Augustine and Havana, Cuba. Shortly thereafter, in 1742, a coquina stone tower 50 feet (15 m) square by 30 feet (9.1 m) high, now called Fort Matanzas , was built by the Spanish authorities in Florida to ...
One of the most iconic buildings in Key West, built by Cuban exiles in the 19th century as they fought for independence from Spain and now a Cuban heritage center, is in the midst of a legal ...
Helene lashed Cuba with heavy rains overnight, dumping as much as 8 inches (20.3 cm) in 24 hours across parts of the western tobacco-growing province of Pinar del Rio, the provincial ...
The Straits of Florida The Florida straits, the J-shaped channel between southeastern Florida and the Bahamas, and the Florida Keys and Cuba.. The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait (Spanish: Estrecho de Florida) is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the ...
Helene was churning about 180 miles (277 km) south of the western tip of Cuba as it barreled northwest, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center ...
This is a alternate locator map showing Southwest Florida. See also Image:Map of Florida highlighting Southwest Florida.svg. Created by Cary Bass based on maps by David Benbennick. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps.