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  2. List of geographic acronyms and initialisms - Wikipedia

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    Acronyms are abbreviations formed by the initial letter or letters of the words that make up a multi-word term. For the most part, the geographic names in this list were derived from three or more other names or words. Those derived from only two names are usually considered portmanteaus and can be found in the List of geographic portmanteaus ...

  3. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    Playalinda Beach, Florida, United States (Pretty beach beach – Spanish) Sahara Desert*, Africa (Deserts desert – Arabic) [3] Sharm Old Harbour (a common English name for the old harbour at Sharm el Sheikh) (harbour old harbour – Arabic)

  4. Resort - Wikipedia

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    A resort island is an island or an archipelago that contains resorts, hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, and its amenities. Maldives is considered to have the best island resorts, which have become famous among the top celebrities and sportspersons around the world. Miami Beach in Florida. Seaside resorts are located on a coast. In the ...

  5. Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida (/ ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ, FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.

  6. Florida Suncoast - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Suncoast (or Florida Sun Coast) is a local marketing name for the west-central peninsular Florida coastal area, also sometimes known as Florida's Beach communities. The region contains nearly 150 miles (240 km) of Gulf of Mexico beaches and the warm, sunny winter climate attracts tourists from across the US, Canada, and Europe.

  7. Palm Beach Hotel (Palm Beach, Florida) - Wikipedia

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    The Palm Beach Hotel is a former hotel located at 235-251 Sunrise Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida, in the United States. The building now serves as a condominium , the Palm Beach Hotel Condominium , [ 2 ] and, on part of the fourth floor, a Modern Orthodox synagogue , the New Synagogue of Palm Beach .

  8. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not differ significantly at high tide and low tide, and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). The tidal amplitude increases, though not uniformly, with distance ...

  9. Daytona Beach, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Daytona Beach is a coastal resort city in Volusia County, Florida, United States.Located on the East Coast of the United States, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census.