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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.
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.
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Here’s what the aftermath looked like in parts of the hardest-hit areas of southwest Florida: Photos show how Hurricane Milton ravaged parts of Florida, including Bradenton, Tampa and Siesta Key
The Sarasota metropolitan area, like most of Florida, is located in the humid subtropical zone (Köppen climate classification: Cfa), [15] closely bordering on a tropical climate like Southern Florida, characterized by hot, humid summers with frequent afternoon thunderstorms, and relatively drier and mild winters.
The Pine Island Causeway is a roadway in Southwest Florida spanning Matlacha Pass connecting Pine Island, the largest island in Florida, to the main land in Cape Coral. The causeway carries Pine Island Road ( CR 78 ) and consists of three bridges with dredged land sections in between them.
The West Florida Gyre rotates over the wide continental shelf between the Gulf Loop Current and the Florida peninsula, from the Big Bend Coast to below Tampa Bay.The West Florida Gyre carries larvae from fishes and invertebrates that spawn in the northern Gulf of Mexico close to Big Bend Coast, as well as tropical species.
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