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Anegada / ˌ æ n ə ˈ ɡ ɑː d ə / is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Virgin Gorda. Anegada is the only inhabited British Virgin Island formed from coral and limestone, [2] rather than being of ...
The Suwannee River seen near Fanning Springs in 1949. The Big Bend region is located at the northern end of Apalachee Bay along the broad arc of land where the predominantly east–west coastline of the Florida Panhandle connects to the predominantly north–south geography of the Florida Peninsula.
A map of the United States Virgin Islands. U.S. Virgin Islands - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image. The United States Virgin Islands are a group of several dozen islands and cays located in the Caribbean, about 1,100 miles (1,770 km) southeast of Florida, 600 miles (966 km) north of Venezuela, 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico, and immediately west and south of the British ...
The Anegada Passage is a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal. [2] Often called the "Oh-my-god-a Passage", [3] it is considered a difficult passage for sailors because of the winds, waves, and swells. [4] The Anegada Passage was the site of the 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and subsequent tsunami. [5] [6]
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
This part of Florida is home to numerous military bases, with installations including Naval Air Station Pensacola (home of the Navy's Blue Angels demonstration team and the initial training site for all naval aviators), Hurlburt Field, Eglin Air Force Base (one of the largest military bases in America), Tyndall Air Force Base, Coastal Systems Station-Naval Surface Warfare Center (home to the ...
Sinkholes are so common in Florida that the state requires insurance providers to offer sinkhole insurance. But what region of the state has the most?
Most of the shoreline of Apalachee Bay is part of the Big Bend Coast, a drowned karst region, covered with salt marsh and mangrove forests. The western end of the bay, south of the mouth of the Ochlockonee River, is bordered by a sand beach at the eastern end of St. James Island, site of Bald Point State Park.