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Gulf Islands National Seashore map. Gulf Islands National Seashore is an American National seashore that offers recreation opportunities and preserves natural and historic resources along the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands of Florida and Mississippi. In 2023, it was the fifth-most visited unit of the National Park Service.
Gulf Islands National Seashore-Naval Live Oaks Area 30°22′09″N 87°08′21″W / 30.369167°N 87.139167°W / 30.369167; -87.139167 ( First American Road in Gulf Breeze
The eastern part of the island, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long, is in the Gulf Islands National Seashore and is mostly undeveloped. The Perdido Key Historic District, the site of three shore batteries built between 1890 and 1945 to protect the entrance to Pensacola Bay , is at the eastern end of the island.
National seashores are located in ten states and national lakeshores are in two other states. Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan each have two. The largest national seashore or lakeshore is Gulf Islands, at over 137,000 acres (550 km 2); the smallest is Fire Island, at 19,579 acres (79.23 km 2).
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Currently, the land comprises over 1,300 acres (5.3 km 2) in the Gulf Islands National Seashore and is owned by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. U.S. Route 98 goes through the southern portion of the land. To the south of Highway 98 is a visitor's center for the Gulf Islands National Seashore and some public beach areas.
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