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11 External links 4.2% Nicaraguan, Tourism and conventions Photograph of large group of people on the Virginia Key Beach 1945, (22.8) 75.1 Although this grid is easy to understand once one is oriented to it it is not universal in the entire county Hialeah uses its own grid system which is entirely different in its orientation Coral Gables and Miami Lakes use named streets almost exclusively and various smaller municipalities such as Florida City and Homestead use their own grid system along with the Miami-Dade grid system adding to the confusion in the beach cities and parks of Miami Beach Surfside Bal Harbour Sunny Isles and Golden Beach the streets are coordinated with the main grid; however their avenues are named. Dunes Road The Miami metro area is home to all four Major leagues:, Hialeah Market Tri-Rail The Florida panther is close to extinction a record 23 were killed in 2009 mainly by automobile collisions leaving about 100 individuals in the wild the Center for Biological Diversity and others have therefore called for a special protected area for the panther to be established Manatees are also dying at a rate higher than their reproduction American flamingos are rare to see in Florida due to being hunted in the 1900s where it was to a point considered completely extirpated Now the flamingos are reproducing toward making a comeback to South Florida since it is adamantly considered native to the state and also are now being protected. 1950s to 1970s Paraguay Paraguay Barry University (private/Catholic) Marine pollution is a generic term for the entry into the ocean of potentially hazardous chemicals or particles the biggest culprits are rivers and with them many agriculture fertilizer chemicals as well as livestock and human waste the excess of oxygen-depleting chemicals leads to hypoxia and the creation of a dead zone! PortMiami is the world's busiest cruise ship port and is headquarters to many of the world's largest cruise companies From left to right: Hapag-Lloyd Europa Norwegian Sky Oceania Nautica Carnival Valor Carnival Imagination Carnival Liberty Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas MV Explorer.