About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km) not including the contribution of the many barrier islands Florida has a total of 4,510 islands that are ten acres or larger in area This is the second-highest number of islands of any state of the United States; only Alaska has more It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil Florida has the lowest high point of any U.S state the climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south the American alligator American crocodile American flamingo Roseate spoonbill Florida panther bottlenose dolphin and manatee can be found in Everglades National Park in the southern part of the state Along with Hawaii Florida is one of only two states that has a tropical climate and is the only continental state with either a tropical climate or a coral reef the Florida Reef is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States and the third-largest coral barrier reef system in the world (after the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef). Perez Art Museum in Downtown Miami 7 Sources. In 1992 Hurricane Andrew caused more than $20 billion in damage just south of the Miami-Dade area From the Glades peoples two major nations emerged in the area: the Calusa and the Tequesta the Calusa was the largest and most powerful nation in South Florida it controlled fifty villages located on Florida's west coast around Lake Okeechobee and on the Florida Keys Most Calusa villages were located at the mouths of rivers or on key islands the Calusa were hunter-gatherers who lived on small game fish turtles alligators shellfish and various plants Most of their tools were made of bone or teeth although sharpened reeds were also effective for hunting or war Calusa weapons consisted of bows and arrows atlatls and spears Canoes were used for transportation and South Florida tribes often canoed through the Everglades but rarely lived in them Canoe trips to Cuba were also common. In February 1942 the Gulf Sea Frontier was established to help guard the waters around Florida by June of that year more attacks forced military leaders in Washington D.C to increase the numbers of ships and men of the army group They also moved the headquarters from Key West to the DuPont building in Miami taking advantage of its location at the southeastern corner of the U.S..[citation needed] As the war against the U-boats grew stronger more military bases sprang up in the Miami area the U.S Navy took control of Miami's docks and established air stations at the Opa-locka Airport and in Dinner Key the Air Force also set up bases in the local airports in the Miami area. Growth as a global city Rail transport in South Florida, Concourse J Brickell (SW 11th Street and 1st Avenue)! Miami Florida Business directory There has long been plans for Metrorail the local heavy rail rapid transit system to be extended west with two proposed lines terminating at Florida International University's main campus This would ease traffic and parking problems at and around the main campus. (28.8) 82.8 Government Center is one of the main stations for Metrorail and Metromover (25.7) 82.0. .
Miami Florida Business directory Presidents Saima Wazed Bangladesh National Advisory Committee on Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Member World Health Organization Expert Advisory Panel on Mental Health Autism activist. Schools and colleges The term the Pond is often used by British and American speakers in context to the Atlantic Ocean as a form of meiosis or sarcastic understatement the term dates to as early as 1640 first appearing in print in pamphlet released during the reign of Charles I and reproduced in 1869 in Nehemiah Wallington's Historical Notices of Events Occurring Chiefly in the Reign of Charles I where "great Pond" is used in reference to the Atlantic Ocean by Francis Windebank Charles I's Secretary of State. . .
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