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Key Biscayne
is an island town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population
was 12,344 at the 2010 census. The southern third of
Key Biscayne, which included Cape Florida, was owned by James Deering and,
after his death, by his brother Charles, for 35 years. In 1948 José Manuel leman,
a Cuban politician in exile, bought the Cape Florida property from the Deering
estate. Source
The Everglades
are a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S.
state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The system
begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast
but shallow Lake Okeechobee. Water leaving the lake in the wet season forms a
slow-moving river 60 miles wide and over
100 miles long, flowing southward across
a limestone shelf to Florida Bay at the southern end of the state. Source
The Rainbow River
is located in Dunnellon, Florida, USA, in the southwest corner of Marion County,
about 20 miles southwest of Ocala, 100 miles northwest of Orlando and 100 miles north of the Tampa Bay area. Rainbow Springs
and the Rainbow River became popular in the late 1880s when hard rock phosphate
was discovered in the area. A small community called Juliette flourished near
the springs during this "boomtown" era. In the 1930s the spring was
developed as a tourist attraction. Source
The Rainbow River is located in Dunnellon, Florida, USA, in the southwest corner of Marion County, about 20 miles southwest of Ocala, 100 miles northwest of Orlando and 100 miles north of the Tampa Bay area. It is formed by a first-magnitude spring (Rainbow Springs) that is ranked fourth in the state for volume of discharge. In addition to the springs located at the headwaters, there are many smaller springs that discharge from numerous caves, rock crevices, and sand boils the entire length of the river. The Rainbow River is a gently winding river that is 5.7 miles long and merges with the Withlacoochee River at Dunnellon, Florida. The headwaters, Rainbow Springs, is the anchor for Rainbow Springs State Park. This first-magnitude spring is not one large vent but is numerous vents that issue 400 - 600 million gallons of crystalline water every day. Rainbow Springs State Park is a popular destination to swim, snorkel, canoe, picnic, or stroll on the walking paths to enjoy the many plants and animals that abound here. Once named Wekiwa Creek, Blue Spring, and Blue Run, archaeological evidence indicates that the waters of the Rainbow River have attracted and sustained human inhabitants for over 10,000 years. Source
Hutchinson Island
is a barrier island on the coast of Martin and St. Lucie counties, Florida. The
southern one-third of Hutchinson Island is in Martin County while the northern
two-thirds is in St. Lucie County. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic
Ocean, on the south by the St. Lucie Inlet, on the west by the Indian River,
and on the north by the Fort Pierce Inlet, which separates it from what is
known in St Lucie County as North Hutchinson Island, or sometimes "North
Beach." North Hutchinson Island extends into Indian River County, but it
is rarely called that north of the county line. In fact the Indian River county
portion which extends to the Sebastian Inlet is usually called Orchid Island,
although it is not a separate island. The Martin County portion of the island
is all unincorporated. Its southern part, which is sometimes called Stuart Beach, receives its mail from Stuart
Zip Code 34996, while the northern part receives its mail from Jensen Beach Zip
Code 34957. Source
