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Biscayne Bay

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Biscayne Bay , shallow, narrow inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40 mi (60 km) long, SE Fla. Famous resort areas, including Miami and Miami Beach, are on the NW and NE respectively. Tourism is the economic mainstay. Many varieties of tropical fish as well as sponges, sea turtles, and the endangered manatee inhabit the waters of the bay. Biscayne National Park, originally Biscayne National Monument (est. 1968), is at its southern end (see National Parks and Monuments , table). Author not available, BISCAYNE BAY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Biscayne Bay
...Waterway . It is bordered by Miami on the northwest and the Florida Keys on the east. The bay was named for the early explorer El Biscaino, of Viscaya (Biscaya) province, Spain. Biscayne National Park . Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay Read more

Biscayne National Park
...to-south chain separating Biscayne Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. It...of sea life. Authorized as Biscayne National Monument in 1968...became a national park in 1980. Biscayne National Park Biscayne National Park Biscayne National... Read more

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	Four Children Drown In Biscayne Bay Inlet During Church Picnic ; Four children drowned while swimming in a Biscayne Bay inlet during a church picnic today. The children...The four were at a state park on the mainland shore of Biscayne Bay north of Miami, celebrating the 4-year anniversary of... Read more
	Process of Making Biscayne Bay National Monument Remembered. ; ...likely rust now. But put them on Biscayne Bay again and their passion wells up...when the federal government made Biscayne Bay a national monument, a designation...two projects that would have made Biscayne Bay, and all of Miami-Dade County... Read more
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	Biscayne N.P., Florida--three years of legal wrangling ended in June when the seven aging houses in Biscayne Bay known as Stiltsville were ruled public property. (Regional Report).(Brief Article) ; BISCAYNE N.P., Florida -- Three years of legal wrangling ended in June when the seven aging houses in Biscayne Bay known as Stiltsville were ruled public property. Three environmental groups, including NPCA, sued last year to open the cottages... Read more
	PRESERVATION OF STILTSVILLE IN BISCAYNE BAY FLA.:WILLIAM M. TUTTLE,11 ; ...rising above shallow waters of Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The Stiltsville...of the Southern tip of Key Biscayne, Florida. Access to the houses...upkeep of pilings. Creation 0f Biscayne National Park Prior to 1979, Biscayne National Monument existed...lands at the Southern end of ... Read more
	PRESERVATION OF STILTSVILLE IN BISCAYNE BAY FLA.:DR. RONALD D. JONES, PH.D. ; ...have spent 15 years working in Biscayne Bay, the adjacent marine waters, and...water quality monitoring effort in Biscayne Bay. Our comprehensive water quality...to include IO stations in north Biscayne Bay- During all of this period and... Read more
	Biscayne Bay suite goes for $5 million Weekly highlights from Raising the roof on iht.com ; ...Media Group International Herald Tribune 03-07-2008 Biscayne Bay suite goes for $5 million Weekly highlights from Raising...price record for West Avenue, the fast-growing area on Biscayne Bay, south of Miami. The 4,000-square-foot, or 370-square-met... Read more
	PRESERVATION OF STILTSVILLE IN BISCAYNE BAY FLA.:DR. PAUL GEORGE, PH.D. ; ...far the most popular is that of Biscayne Bay and Stiltsville. I offer the tour...three to nine riles cast to west, Biscayne Bay represents one of the larger estua6es...the preserve of Tequesta Indians, Biscayne Bay came under Spanish control in 1565... Read more
	Miami splash: water is the star of a walled garden and a classical pool pavilion on the shores of Biscayne Bay.(Brief Article) ; JET SKIERS MAY WHIZ BY ON BISCAYNE BAY OUT FRONT, BUT INSIDE THE WALLED GARDEN, ALL YOU CAN HEAR is the...to extend the formal geometries of the cloistered garden to the bay side of the property, where they built a gracious pool and pavilion... Read more
	Mother drives children into Biscayne Bay ; Perez, Jose Miami Times 07-23-2002 A young mother apparently drove her sport utility vehicle into Biscayne Bay yesterday morning -- her two young children were in the car with her. Kisha Ruthymay Bethel, 22, and her five year old daughter... Read more

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	Carlton Fields participated in the annual Baynanza Biscayne Bay Clean-Up at Vizcaya.(News and Notes)
	Manatees released in Biscayne Bay. (News from Zoos).(Brief Article)
	Columbus Zoo and SeaWorld Orlando release manatees in Biscayne Bay. (News from Zoos).(Brief Article)

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