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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 ...
J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge: Sanibel: Lee: Southwest: 5,200 acres, education center features interactive exhibits on refuge ecosystems, the work of "Ding" Darling, migratory flyways, the National Wildlife Refuge System and a hands-on area for children Johnnie Johnson Nature Center at Lori Wilson Park: Cocoa Beach: Brevard: Central
The creation of Biscayne National Monument (which later became Biscayne National Park) in 1968 protected the northern part of the Florida Reef. In 1990 the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary was established, bringing all of the Florida reef into federal or state protection. [17]
You could visit Biscayne National Park without ever going near the water, but you would be missing out big time. Biscayne National Park is not like most national parks. What visitors need to know.
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This is a comprehensive listing of bird species recorded in Biscayne National Park, which is in the U.S. state of Florida. This list is based on one published by the National Park Service (NPS) with species confirmed through December 21, 2017. [1] The list contains 214 species, of which 13 are accidental and eight have been introduced (see below).
Sands Key is an island north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida . It is located in lower Biscayne Bay , between Elliott Key and Boca Chita Key .
Ragged Keys are small islands north of the upper Florida Keys. They are located in Biscayne Bay, just north of Sands Key, and are part of Biscayne National Park.