Major landscape types in the Everglades before human action Source: U.S Geological Survey, Several ecosystems are present in the Everglades and boundaries between them are subtle or absent the primary feature of the Everglades is the sawgrass marsh the iconic water and sawgrass combination in the shallow river 100 miles (160 km) long and 60 miles (97 km) wide that spans from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay is often referred to as the "true Everglades" or just "the Glades" Prior to the first drainage attempts in 1905 the sheetflow occupied nearly a third of the lower Florida peninsula Sawgrass thrives in the slowly moving water but may die in unusually deep floods if oxygen is unable to reach its roots It is particularly vulnerable immediately after a fire the hydroperiod for the marsh is at least nine months and can last longer Where sawgrass grows densely few animals or other plants live although alligators choose these locations for nesting Where there is more room periphyton grows Periphyton supports larval insects and amphibians which in turn are consumed as food by birds fish and reptiles it also absorbs calcium from water which adds to the calcitic composition of the marl, History Hollywood 140,768 139,368 Broward Thousands of years before Europeans arrived a large portion of south east Florida including the area where Miami Florida exists today was inhabited by Tequestas the Tequesta (also Tekesta Tegesta Chequesta Vizcaynos) Native American tribe at the time of first European contact occupied an area along the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida They had infrequent contact with Europeans and had largely migrated by the middle of the 18th century Miami is named after the Mayaimi a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century. The Atlantic has irregular coasts indented by numerous bays gulfs and seas These include the Baltic Sea Black Sea Caribbean Sea Davis Strait Denmark Strait part of the Drake Passage Gulf of Mexico Labrador Sea Mediterranean Sea North Sea Norwegian Sea almost all of the Scotia Sea and other tributary water bodies Including these marginal seas the coast line of the Atlantic measures 111,866 km (69,510 mi) compared to 135,663 km (84,297 mi) for the Pacific, 1.5% English Homestead General Aviation Airport Grade 6: 25,784 With a population of more than 18 million according to the 2010 census Florida is the most populous state in the southeastern United States and the third-most populous in the United States. Miami Florida Business directory Villa Vizcaya a popular tourist attraction; PortMiami boasts the title "cruise capital of the world" and is the busiest cruise/passenger port in the world it accommodates the operations of such major cruise lines as Carnival Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line It is home to the Symphony of the Seas the largest cruise ship in the world Currently the following ships are based in Miami: Carnival Sensation Carnival Glory Carnival Victory Carnival Splendor Empress of the Seas Navigator of the Seas Norwegian Getaway Norwegian Sky Disney Magic. . Pineland (15.8) 63.1 Transportation Miami Florida Business directory See also: Architecture of Miami and Architecture of Jacksonville Delray Beach. Miami Florida Business directory, Student Clubs and Organizations Health, 6.2 To/from Tri-Rail/Amtrak Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
Warnings are placed in Everglades National Park to dissuade people from eating fish due to high mercury content; Jupiter Inlet Colony, According to the 2016 American Community Survey 72.3% of working city of Miami residents commuted by driving alone 8.7% carpooled 9% used public transportation and 3.7% walked About 1.8% used all other forms of transportation including taxicab motorcycle and bicycle About 4.5% of working city of Miami residents worked at home in 2015 19.9% of city of Miami households were without a car which decreased to 18.6% in 2016 the national average was 8.7 percent in 2016 Miami averaged 1.24 cars per household in 2016 compared to a national average of 1.8 per household, Carlos Albizu University (private). As of 2016 a total of 73% of Miami's population age five and over spoke a language other than English at home Of this 73% 64.5% of the population only spoke Spanish at home while 21.1% of the population spoke English at home About 7% spoke other Indo-European languages at home while about 0.9% spoke Asian languages or Pacific Islander languages/Oceanic languages at home the remaining 0.7% of the population spoke other languages at home. Boca Pointe In 2005 82% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28% had a bachelor's degree or higher Among people 16 to 19 years old 7% were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school the total school enrollment in the Miami metro area was 1.4 million in 2005 Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 170,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 879,000 College or graduate school enrollment was 354,000, Cargo Miami FC Soccer National Independent Soccer Association Buccaneer Field National Premier Soccer League Champions (2) (2018 2019), Primary and secondary schools Alternatively nearby Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport also serves commercial traffic in the Miami area Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in Opa-locka and Miami Executive Airport in an unincorporated area southwest of Miami serve general aviation traffic in the Miami area.
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