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	Straits of Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the Florida Keys and Cuba.
		The strait carries the Florida Current, the beginning of the Gulf Stream, from the Gulf of Mexico.
		This Florida state location article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Straits_of_Florida (108 words)

	Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Florida is situated mostly on a large peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida.
		Florida seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War and became one of the founding members of the Confederate States of America ten days later.
		Florida's large and diverse Hispanic community consists particularly of Cubans in Miami and Tampa; large Puerto Rican populations are present in Tampa and Orlando; and Central American migrant workers are largely present in inland West-Central and South Florida.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Florida (4040 words)

	The Florida Current
		The width of the Florida Current is approximately 80 km at 27°N, 120 km at 29°N (Figure 8 of Leaman et al., 1989) and slowly increases to a width of 145 km for the Gulf Stream at 73°W (Please see Figure 7 of Gulf Stream Example Plots).
		The amplitude of the meanders increase outside of the constraint of the Straits of Florida.
		The deflection of the Florida Current is caused by the presence of a topographic irregularity known as the Charleston Bump near 31°N. This deflection in the path of the current has been shown to be bimodal in character with the Florida Current assuming either a weakly or strongly deflected state.
	oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu /atlantic/florida.html (1678 words)

	Florida - USA State World History of India, Florida - USA State, Florida, fast-developing state of the southeastern. ...
		Mostly a peninsula, Florida is bordered by Alabama and Georgia on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, the Straits of Florida on the south, and the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama on the west.
		Florida's groundwaters are primarily supplied by the Floridan aquifer, which extends across the entire state, except in the far west.
		Later in 1926, Miami, one of Florida's chief boom cities (its population had grown from 1,681 inhabitants in 1900 to 69,754 in 1925), was badly damaged by a hurricane.
	www.4to40.com /earth/history/index.asp?article=earth_history_florida (2119 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		It is bounded on the N by Alabama and Georgia, on the E by the Atlantic Ocean, on the S by the Straits of Florida (separating it from Cuba), and on the W by the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama.
		The principal minerals found in Florida are limestone, throughout much of the peninsula; phosphate rock, especially E of Tampa Bay; petroleum, chiefly in Santa Rosa Co., in the NW, and near Fort Myers, in the SW; and fuller’s earth, mainly in the Panhandle.
		Voters in 1998 approved a constitutional amendment to streamline the Florida cabinet, effective with the 2002 election; a key provision of the amendment was the elimination of the secretary of state as an elective position and a reassignment of the functions of that office to gubernatorial appointees.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/florida.html (5255 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Florida
		Florida is bounded north by Alabama and Georgia, east by the Atlantic, south by the Straits of Florida and Gulf of Mexico, and west by the Gulf and the Perdido River.
		The landing of Ponce de Leon on the shores of Florida probably on the Sunday after Easter, 3 April, 1513, is the first positively authenticated instance of the presence of Europeans on the mainland of the United States.
		When Florida in 1763 passed under English rule, freedom of worship was guaranteed, but the illiberal interpretation of officials resulted in the general exodus of Catholics, so that by 1765, the bi-centenary year of the Church in Florida, a few defaced church buildings presented the only evidence of its former Catholicity.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06115b.htm (6140 words)

	Straits of Florida -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The straits mark the area where the Florida Current, the initial part of the Gulf Stream, flows eastward out of the Gulf of Mexico with a mean surface velocity of 4 to 6...
		It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida, running between the peninsula of Florida and the island of Cuba, and to the Caribbean Sea by the Yucatán Channel, which runs between the Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba.
		In the 450-mile (720-kilometer) stretch between Yucatán and Florida are the Yucatán Channel, the northwestern coast of Cuba, and the Straits of Florida.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9034632 (880 words)

	Florida on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Florida peninsula, warmed by surrounding subtropical and tropical waters and cooled by the trade winds, is famous for its pleasant climate, abundant sunshine, and scenery.
		Florida's SW coast, on the Gulf of Mexico, is dotted with tiny islands, and the Florida Keys, extending south and west from the southern tip of the state, are linked to the mainland by a causeway.
		Florida is separated from Cuba to the south by the Straits of Florida.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/FloriU1S1.asp (2933 words)

	Straits of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Florida, Straits of, passage, c.90 mi (145 km) wide, between the Florida Keys in the north and Cuba in the south.
		Biminis - Biminis, island group in the Straits of Florida, forming the northwest section of the Bahamas.
		Many of the rafts built by Cubans trying to cross the Straits of Florida to the United States, including the El Golian, are makeshift constructions built with found materials.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0818965.html (241 words)

	Florida, Straits of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		FLORIDA, STRAITS OF [Florida, Straits of] passage, c.90 mi (145 km) wide, between the Florida Keys in the north and Cuba in the south.
		Weathered boards, empty fuel drums and thick cloth are enough to build a raft and risk the treacherous journey across the Straits of Florida from Cuba to the USA.
		A few inner tubes and some boards are enough to build a vessel and put out from Cuba into the Straits of Florida, hoping to reach the USA or be rescued by the US Coast Guard.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/FloriS1t.asp (950 words)

	fla101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Florida is a state in the southeast United States.
		Today, Florida is the most populous state in the South besides Texas and the fourth most populous in the U.S. The USS Florida was named in honor of the state.
		Florida's interstate highway system contains 1,473 miles (2,371 km) of highway, and there are 9,934 miles (15,987 km) of non-interstate highway in the state, such as Florida state highways and U.S. Highways.
	fla101.blogspot.com (4230 words)

	@Sea - Florida Frontiers - Exploring Unknown Deep-Sea Biomedical Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They also occur in the Straits of Florida which is a giant canyon, 2400 feet deep, that separates Florida from the Bahamas and Cuba and is bounded to the north by the northern limit of Little Bahama Bank and to the southwest by the termination of the Florida Keys off Dry Tortugas.
		The second leg of the mission will be off southeastern Florida where the continental slope is interrupted by two intermediate-depth terraces, the surfaces of which are composed of limestone outcrops of Eocene-Miocene age rock (20- 60 million years old): Miami and Pourtales Terraces.
		The terrace parallels the Florida Keys and is bounded to the north by the sediment slope of the Florida Reef Tract.
	www.at-sea.org /missions/floridafrontiers/day3.html (1116 words)

	Florida
		Later, Florida would be held at different times by Spain and England until Spain finally sold it to the United States in 1819.
		Florida, Straits of - Florida, Straits of, passage, c.90 mi (145 km) wide, between the Florida Keys in the north and Cuba...
		Florida, University of - Florida, University of, at Gainesville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108198.html (368 words)

	State: Florida Straits hosts most diverse sea life
		MIAMI - At least 687 species of marine life are found in one concentrated region in the Florida Straits, more than in any other place in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean coral reefs, according to a survey released Tuesday.
		The most diverse point in the Straits is about 10 miles east of Miami on the continental slope, the study found.
		About 25 percent of the species mapped in the study are found in areas the size of a typical county in the United States and nowhere else, Smith said.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/08/12/State/Florida_Straits_hosts.shtml (445 words)

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		The combination of mangrove forests, coral reefs, and seagrass beds found in the study area is unique in the continental U.S. South Florida's valuable commercial and recreational fisheries depend on numerous species (including pink shrimp and spiny lobster) that inhabit mangrove forests, coral reefs, or seagrass beds during all or parts of their life cycles.
		The endangered Florida manatee and the threatened loggerhead sea turtle are the most common of the endangered and threatened marine mammals and sea turtle in the study area.
		South Florida is experiencing rapid population growth that places heavy demands on social infrastructure and the natural environment.
	www.mms.gov /eppd/socecon/techsum/gm/30417.doc (1433 words)

	@Sea - Crossing the Florida Straits - A Passage to Deep Sea Discoveries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On Monday, the Harbor Branch drug discovery group will begin a 2-week expedition aboard the R/V Seward Johnson to explore the Straits of Florida in search of organisms that produce chemicals with the potential to cure diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.
		This group of Bahamian islands between the Florida Keys and Cuba was once notorious for its role in narcotics trafficking but is now regularly patrolled by U.S. and Bahamian authorities and better known for pristine reefs.
		Dives during the Straits of Florida expedition will be in new areas not yet explored.
	www.at-sea.org /missions/floridastraits (776 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Transport of anomalous low-salinity waters from the Mississippi River flood of 1993 to the Straits of Florida.
		Coastal gyres in the Florida Straits and their effects on recruitment, Abstract and poster presentation at the Fourth Scientific Meeting of The Oceanography Society, Newport, RI, April 18-21, 1995.
		Mississippi River water in the Florida Straits, Abstract and poster presentation at the Florida Coastal Ocean Sciences Symposium, Miami, FL, April 21-22, 1994.
	www.whoi.edu /science/PO/people/pickartgroup/Paula_pubs.htm (292 words)

	Florida Straits
		The father states his intention that he wants his daughter returned to him in Cuba and the INS agent tells the Captain of the ship that she is to be returned now.
		When they arrive in Florida, Harm salutes the Captain knowing he has ended his career for this little girl.
		The INS Agent says something like if she was a little taller and a little younger she would go after Harm.
	www.rosepetaldesign.com /jagreview/florida.htm (1292 words)

	Mystery Guide - Florida Straits by Laurence Shames (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In particular the book covers (with their post-Miami Vice neon colors, their silly running cover gag of a Chihuahua in shades, and the "Florida" titles) made me think that Shames was probably a writer with only enough imagination to latch on to the late end of a fad for mysteries from the Sunshine State.
		Like Elmore Leonard, Shames is especially good at maintaining the balance between humor and sympathy; although the book is enornously funny at times, the reader is never tempted to take it as a series of jokes rather than an engaging story.
		As a debut, Florida Straits is very impressive, and Shames is clearly a writer to watch.
	www.mysteryguide.com /bkShamesStraits.html (408 words)

	Frontlines: Caribbean depths home to biological treasures
		In fact, they found that the Straits of Florida and waters off the coast of Venezuela contain the highest concentrations of endemic species in the entire Atlantic Ocean basin.
		This means the deep marine environments off Florida and South America are among the most important in the Atlantic for marine conservation," says Michael Smith, co-director of CABS' Caribbean Biodiversity Initiative.
		"What we propose for the Caribbean is a corridor across the whole hotspot, anchored by the Straits of Florida at one end and the shores of Venezuela at the other," says CABS' Kristen Walker Painemilla, also co-director of the initiative.
	www.conservation.org /xp/frontlines/science/partners23-2.xml (337 words)

	Florida Keys Travel Guide \| Fodor's Online
		The Florida Keys are a wilderness of flowering jungles and shimmering seas, a jade necklace of mangrove-fringed islands dangling toward the tropics.
		His goal was to establish a rail link to his steamships that sailed between Key West and Havana, just 90 miles across the Straits of Florida.
		In 1990, to protect the area's ecosystem, Congress established the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, covering 2,800 square nautical miles of coastal waters.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=florida_keys@208 (405 words)

	A family feud across the Straits of Florida \| csmonitor.com
		In many ways, it is a family feud played out across the Straits of Florida, illustrated by the saga of a little boy.
		One fateful night in November 1999, 14 people boarded a small overloaded boat for a journey across the Straits of Florida.
		Bardach's extensive interviews with the friends and family members of those who perished en route to the US reveal that love, not politics or a quest for freedom, was the motivation for all those who set sail.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/0501/p17s01-bogn.htm (718 words)

	RedOrbit - Images Of The Day - Straits of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Straits of Florida lie between the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.
		They connect the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean, extending for about 180 km between the Florida Keys, U.S., on the north and Cuba and the Bahamas on the south and southeast.
		In fact, the strait carries the Florida Current, the initial part of the Gulf Stream, which flows eastward out of the Gulf of Mexico with a mean surface velocity of 6.5 to 9.5 km per hour.
	www.redorbit.com /images/images-of-the-day?image_id=453 (199 words)

	[No title]
		Taking or catching, in waters of Gulf or Straits of Florida, commercial sponges of less than prescribed size, and landing or possession of same.
		Jurisdiction of prosecutions -STATUTE- Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be prosecuted in the district court of the United States of the district wherein the offender is found or into which he is first brought.
		Plan No. II of 1930, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, transferred Bureau of Fisheries in Department of Commerce and its functions to Department of the Interior, to be administered under direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior.
	uscode.house.gov /download/pls/16C11.txt (528 words)

	Atlantic OCS Fast Facts and Figures - Offshore Natural Gas and Oil Operations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On November 17, 2000, the interests in the last remaining 8 natural gas and oil leases active in the Federal waters offshore North Carolina were relinquished by Conoco, Shell Offshore and OYX USA.
		* The Straits of Florida Planning Area was transferred to the Atlantic OCS Area in 1985.
		At the time of Lease Sale #5 in 1959, the Straits of Florida was administratively considered part of the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
	www.gomr.mms.gov /homepg/offshore/atlocs/atocsfax.html (170 words)

	Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures
		The work will include the first submersible exploration of the remote Cay Sal Bank, which encompasses a number of small, uninhabited islands 30 miles north of Cuba.
		Cay Sal is a 60-mile wide sand bank fringed with a few small islands and surrounded on all sides by the deep Straits of Florida and the swiftly flowing Florida Current, which joins with the Antilles Current to form the Gulf Stream off Central Florida.
		The upcoming expedition is being supported through funds appropriated by the Florida legislature and approved by Governor Jeb Bush as part of the state's response to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy's (USCOP) historic 2004 report.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-04/hboi-std040105.php (798 words)

	Florida - USA State, Florida, fast-developing state of the southeastern. Mostly a peninsula, Florida bordered by ...
		Florida - USA State, Florida, fast-developing state of the southeastern.
		Mostly a peninsula, Florida bordered by Alabama, Georgia, Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, Gulf of Mexico and Alabama..., by Anand Singh, World History, Indian History, Indian Heritage, Culture, Costumes, Indian School Project Work Book, World History School Project Work Book
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	www.4to40.com /earth/history/print.asp?article=earth_history_florida (2157 words)

	Wildlife News:State-Funded Straits of Florida Biomedical Expedition to Include First Submersible Exploration of Remote ...
		Wildlife News:State-Funded Straits of Florida Biomedical Expedition to Include First Submersible Exploration of Remote Cay Sal Bank
		On Monday, the Harbor Branch drug discovery group will begin a 2-week expedition to explore the Straits of Florida in search of organisms that produce chemicals with the potential to cure diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.
		Regular dispatches and photos from the expedition will be posted at www.at-sea.org.
	www.wildlifenews.co.uk /articles2005/april/april0205h.htm (789 words)

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