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Florida ( / ˈflɒrɪdə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of ...
Slave states and free states. An animation showing the free/slave status of U.S. states and territories, 1789–1861 (see separate yearly maps below). The American Civil War began in 1861. The 13th Amendment, effective December 6, 1865, abolished slavery in the U.S. In the United States before 1865, a slave state was a state in which slavery ...
There are 67 counties in the U.S. state of Florida, which became a territory of the U.S. in 1821 with two counties complementing the provincial divisions retained as a Spanish territory, Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. The two counties were divided by the Suwannee River.
Geography of Florida. A map of Florida, as seen from outer space. Much of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Spanning two time zones, it extends to the northwest into a panhandle along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the north by the states ...
Florida's metropolitan areas and major cities Florida's population density per square mile Florida ancestry map. With a population getting close to 23 million people according to the 2023 US Census estimates, [7] [12] Florida is the most populous state in the Southeastern United States, and the second-most populous state in the South behind Texas.
A shell midden at Enterprise, Florida in 1875.. The foundation of Florida was located in the continent of Gondwana at the South Pole 650 million years ago (Mya). When Gondwana collided with the continent of Laurentia 300 Mya, it had moved further north. 200 Mya, the merged continents containing what would be Florida, had moved north of the equator.
SR 91 at Georgia state line 63.454 102.119 SR 2: SR 94 at Georgia state line SR 94 at Georgia state line 15.539 25.008 SR 3: SR 520 in Merritt Island: Kennedy Space Center: 9.755 15.699 SR 4: US 29 in Century: US 90 in Milligan: 43.705 70.336 SR 5: Fleming Street in Key West: US 17 / SR 25 at Georgia state line 533.486 858.562 mostly carries US ...
USA Florida location map.svg. English: Blank administrative map of the State of Florida, USA, for geo-location purpose, with counties boundaries. Français : Carte administrative vierge de l'état de Floride, États-Unis, destinée à la géolocalisation, avec limite des comtés. Equirectangular projection, WGS84 datum. Standard meridian: 083 ...