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From it, Interstate 95 leads south 11 miles (18 km) to the center of Miami and north-northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Fort Lauderdale, Florida's Turnpike leads north parallel to and inland from I-95, and the Palmetto Expressway leads west and south 23 miles (37 km) to U.S. Route 1 in Pinecrest. From the same interchange, State Road 9, a surface ...
Map of Biscayne National Park [3]. Biscayne National Park comprises 172,971 acres (270.3 sq mi; 700.0 km 2) in Miami-Dade County in southeast Florida. [1] Extending from just south of Key Biscayne southward to just north of Key Largo, the park includes Soldier Key, the Ragged Keys, Sands Key, Elliott Key, Totten Key and Old Rhodes Key, as well as smaller islands that form the northernmost ...
Biscayne Park is located 9 miles (14 km) north of downtown Miami at (25.881972, –80.180868 It is bordered to the north by the city of North Miami and to the south by the village of Miami Shores . The Biscayne Canal forms the southwest border of the village, and the Florida East Coast Railway forms the southeast border.
North Miami, between 1926 and 1931, was named "Town of Miami Shores", partially because its early eastern boundary was the Atlantic Ocean. The Town limits were: bounded on the south by Miami and Miami Beach , on the east by the Atlantic Ocean , on the west by 17th Avenue, and on the north by a line which approximates Golden Glades Drive or ...
In the lower Florida Keys Rubicon Keys: Miami-Dade In Biscayne National Park Saddlebunch Keys: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Sand Key: 95 acres (38 ha) Pinellas Barrier island Sands Key: Miami-Dade In Biscayne National Park Sandspur Island: 15 acres (6.1 ha) Miami-Dade Artificial island in Biscayne Bay Sanibel Island: 33.25 square miles (86. ...
The Bight forms the western boundary of the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf Stream ocean current forms the eastern boundary of the ecosystem of the bight. Major cities along the bight include from north to south: Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami.
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The Gulf Coast climate is humid subtropical, although Southwest Florida features a tropical climate. Much of the year is warm to hot along the Gulf Coast, while the three winter months bring periods of cool (or rarely, cold) weather mixed with mild temperatures. The area is highly vulnerable to hurricanes as well as floods and severe thunderstorms.