The Atlantic has contributed significantly to the development and economy of surrounding countries Besides major transatlantic transportation and communication routes the Atlantic offers abundant petroleum deposits in the sedimentary rocks of the continental shelves, ??? Florida Memorial University (private), As part of the massive PortMiami redevelopment program new ultramodern cruise terminals roadways and parking garages have been constructed Additionally a new gantry crane dock and container storage yards have been constructed along with the electrification of the gantry crane docks to include the conversion of several cranes has been completed in addition the Port acquired two state-of-the-art super post-panamax gantry cranes which are amongst the largest in the world; able to load and unload 22 container (8 foot wide each) or nearly 200 foot wide mega container ships This along with the planned Deep Dredge Project would make it possible for PortMiami to facilitate even the future largest containerships in the world the Maersk Triple E Class the new and restructured roadway system with new lighting landscaping and signage greets visitors to the 'Cruise Capital of the World and Cargo Gateway of the Americas' the roadways will change again with the completion of the PortMiami Tunnel And to enhance cargo port accessibility the newly constructed Security Gates opened at the end of 2006 to increase the processing rate for container trucks and help eliminate the daily traffic backups. A clump of mangroves in the distance Florida Bay at Flamingo Map of Caribbean showing seven approximately parallel westward-pointing arrows that extend from east of the Virgin Islands to Cuba the southern arrows bend northward just east of the Dominican Republic before straightening out again. After the watershed events of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade Tourism and Economic Development Governor Jeb Bush realized that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely the office was directed to target Medical/Bio-Sciences among others Three years later the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had chosen Florida for its newest expansion in 2003 TSRI announced plans to establish a major science center in Palm Beach a 364,000 square feet (33,800 m2) facility on 100 acres (40 ha) which TSRI planned to occupy in 2006. Water and Sewer Department Miami United FC Soccer National Premier Soccer League Ted Hendricks Stadium None. (102) 2.08 3.1 Population Climate See also: List of tallest buildings in Miami Virginia Gardens Further information: Florida mangroves and List of invasive plant species in Florida. Denzel Curry performing in 2016, SR 953 Le Jeune Roa ), The Miami area has a large Jewish community; 10.2% of the population was Jewish in the 2000 Census.[citation needed] There is also a sizable Muslim community numbering 70,000.
. ; Other areas and attractions, Grade 1: 25,014 West Palm Beach (Virgin Trains USA) Virgin Trains USA, History Class of 1983 Overview Including its marginal seas the Atlantic covers an area of 106,460,000 km2 (41,100,000 sq mi) or 23.5% of the global ocean and has a volume of 310,410,900 km3 (74,471,500 cu mi) or 23.3% of the total volume of the earth's oceans Excluding its marginal seas the Atlantic covers 81,760,000 km2 (31,570,000 sq mi) and has a volume of 305,811,900 km3 (73,368,200 cu mi) the North Atlantic covers 41,490,000 km2 (16,020,000 sq mi) (11.5%) and the South Atlantic 40,270,000 km2 (15,550,000 sq mi) (11.1%) the average depth is 3,646 m (11,962 ft) and the maximum depth the Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench is 8,486 m (27,841 ft). ; 16 References Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts the second-largest performing arts center in the U.S. Nova Southeastern University (private), The geology of South Florida together with a warm wet subtropical climate provides conditions well-suited for a large marshland ecosystem Layers of porous and permeable limestone create water-bearing rock and soil that affect the climate weather and hydrology of South Florida the properties of the rock underneath the Everglades can be explained by the geologic history of the state the crust underneath Florida was at one point part of the African region of the supercontinent Gondwana About 300 million years ago North America merged with Africa connecting Florida with North America Volcanic activity centered on the eastern side of Florida covered the prevalent sedimentary rock with igneous rock Continental rifting began to separate North America from Gondwana about 180 million years ago When Florida was part of Africa it was initially above water but during the cooler Jurassic Period the Florida Platform became a shallow marine environment in which sedimentary rocks were deposited Through the Cretaceous Period most of Florida remained a tropical sea floor of varying depths the peninsula has been covered by seawater at least seven times since the bedrock formed. There was also a period of alternatives to nightclubs the warehouse party acid house rave and outdoor festival scenes of the late 1980s and early 1990s were havens for the latest trends in electronic dance music especially house and its ever-more hypnotic synthetic offspring techno and trance in clubs like the infamous Warsaw Ballroom better known as Warsaw and the Mix where DJs like David Padilla (who was the resident DJ for both) and radio the new sound fed back into mainstream clubs across the country the scene in SoBe along with a bustling secondhand market for electronic instruments and turntables had a strong democratizing effect offering amateur "bedroom" DJs the opportunity to become proficient and popular as both music players and producers regardless of the whims of the professional music and club industries Some of these notable DJs are John Benetiz (better known as JellyBean Benetiz) Danny Tenaglia and David Padilla, Non-denominational private schools in Miami are Ransom Everglades Gulliver Preparatory School and Miami Country Day School Other schools in the area include Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School Dade Christian School Palmer Trinity School Westminster Christian School and Riviera Schools. Population percent change 2000 to 2010 +10.2% +10.8% +17.6%, 2.3.2 Civil Rights Movement Turkish Airlines Istanbul While the railroad's extension to Miami remained unannounced in the spring of 1895 rumors of this possibility continued to multiply fueling real estate activity in the Biscayne Bay area the news of the railroad's extension was officially announced on June 21 1895 in late September the work on the railroad began and settlers began pouring into the promised "freeze proof" lands on October 24 1895 the contract agreed upon by Flagler and Tuttle was approved.
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