U.S News & World Report 410, Greater Miami is split into two separate television/radio markets: the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market serves Miami-Dade Broward and the Florida Keys the West Palm Beach market serves Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast region. 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, Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State" but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States as it experiences more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country Florida has one of the highest average precipitation levels of any state in large part because afternoon thunderstorms are common in much of the state from late spring until early autumn a narrow eastern part of the state including Orlando and Jacksonville receives between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine annually the rest of the state including Miami receives between 2,800 and 3,200 hours annually! Miami Florida Business directory, Map displaying a looping line with arrows indicating that water flows eastward in the far Southern ocean angling north east of Australia turning sough after passing Alaska then crossing the mid-Pacific to flow north of Australia continuing west below Africa then turning northwest until reaching eastern Canada then angling east to southern Europe then finally turning south just below Greenland and flowing down the Americas' eastern coast and resuming its flow eastward to complete the circle, College of Arts Sciences and Education. . . Miami Florida Business directory 2010 47.7% 2,557,785 48.9% 2,619,335 A view of Biscayne National Park in Miami-Dade County. .
Golden Lakes Barry College was founded as a women's college by a pair of siblings: Rev Patrick Barry Bishop of St Augustine and his sister Rev Mother Mary Gerald Barry OP then prioress of the Adrian Dominican Sisters the construction of what was then the Barry College for Women began in 1940 in what had previously been "a tract of tropical vegetation." the empty lot was soon transformed into the main campus in Miami Shores FL the original campus consisted of five buildings Mother Barry served as president from 1940-1961, Florida's Turnpike shield.svg Florida's Turnpike including Homestead Extension, Climate Other parks in the Downtown area include:. 3.4 International campuses Biscayne Park Florida has the largest collection of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings in both the United States and the entire world most of which are located in the Miami metropolitan area especially Miami Beach's Art Deco District constructed as the city was becoming a resort destination a unique architectural design found only in Florida is the post-World War II Miami Modern which can be seen in areas such as Miami's MiMo Historic District. See also: 1968 Miami riot, Locally known as Downtown the area is a cultural financial and commercial center of South Florida tracing its present-day history back to the 19th century in recent years Downtown Miami has grown and physically expanded to become the fastest-growing area in Miami with rapid increase in population and the greatest concentration of high-rises in the region Greater Downtown is home to many major museums parks education centers banks company headquarters courthouses government offices theaters shops and many of the oldest buildings in the city. Museums and historic sites (18.6) 59.5, In Florida each county is also a school district Each district is headed by an elected school board a professional superintendent manages the day-to-day operations of each district who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the School Board, American Airlines Arena in Miami Public transportation. See also: List of airports in Florida and Aviation in Florida The Barnacle Historic State Park or the Barnacle built in 1891 is the oldest house in its original location in Miami. Pinecrest Whisper Walk 1990 4,056,100 25.9%, 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, Central Terminal (Yellow) Florida's economy ranks among the largest in the world as of 2018 the gross state product (GSP) is about $1.0 trillion the fourth largest economy in the United States Florida is responsible for 5.0 percent of the United States' approximate $20.9 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) as of 2018 Florida's nominal GDP is larger than all but 15 countries in terms of Purchasing Power Parity it is larger than all but 24 countries in the 20th century tourism industry construction international banking biomedical and life sciences healthcare research simulation training aerospace and defense and commercial space travel have contributed to the state's economic development.
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