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North America's only Coral barrier reef is six miles off Florida, along the Florida Keys. For more information, contact the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary at 305-872-2239.
Florida is the second largest state east of the Mississippi River.
An estimated 50 million people visit Florida each year. (2000 figures)
Population:
15, 982, 378 (2000)
History:
When Ponce de Leon came to northeast Florida in 1513 in search of the fountain of youth, he didn’t find what he was looking for, but found instead a lush, flower-filled land that he named “la Florida” for the Spanish Easter festival, “Pascua florida.” The state was later officially named Florida.
Nicknames:
Florida has many nicknames, but the most common is the “Sunshine State” to emphasis the large amount of sunshine here every year. The “Orange State,” and the “Flower State” nicknames were coined for the many fragrant flowers and oranges trees. Two other nicknames are geographic, the “Peninsula State,” for the shape of the state and the “Gulf State” because it lies on the Gulf of Mexico. Lastly, the “Everglade State” and the “Alligator State” are connected. Alligators were much more prevalent in previous years, but lived in the Everglades nevertheless. The Everglades cover a large portion of southern Florida.
The Old Capitol in
Tallahassee
Phone: (850) 487-1902
Secretary Of
State
400 S Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6507
Phone:
850-414-5500
Geography:
There are 67 counties in Florida. The largest is Palm Beach County with 2,578 square miles. The smallest county is Union County with just 245 square miles.
Total land area: 53,997
square miles
Total water area: 11,761 square miles – the 3rd
“wettest” state in water area
Total area: 65,758
square miles – the 22nd largest state
Longitude:
79° 48' W to 87° 38' W
Latitude: 24° 30' N to 31°
N
Geographic Center: 12 miles NNW of Brooksville in Hernando
County. At Longitude: 81° 37.9'W Latitude: 28° 8.0'N
Length:
500 miles
Width: 160 miles
Highest point: 345 feet above sea
level at Britton Hill in Walton County
Lowest point: sea level at
the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
Average elevation: 100
feet above sea level
Bordering states include Georgia and Alabama on the north and Alabama on the west. The Gulf of Mexico is on the west with the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east.
Climate and Weather:
Monthly average high
temperature: 91.7 degrees Fahrenheit
Monthly average low
temperature: 39.9 degrees Fahrenheit
Record high temperature: 109
degrees on 29 June 1931 at Monticello
Record low temperature: -2
degrees on 13 February 1899 at Tallahassee
LINKS
Florida
Chamber Of Commerce
136 S Bronough St
Tallahassee, FL
32301
Phone: 850-521-1200
Fax: 850-521-1219
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 11309
Tallahassee, FL 32302-3309
Florida
State Capitol
A history of the Capitol building and previous
capitol buildings in Florida
Take a tour of the Florida State Capitol
Government
Links page for Florida
Great links page for all levels of
government in Florida
University
of South Florida - Sarasota, Manatee
University
of Florida
For Florida travel
information see:
VISIT
FLORIDA
P.O. Box 11
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
Phone:
850-488-5607, ext. 304
Toll-free: 800-7FLA-USA (735-2872)
To learn more about the
Florida State Parks System see:
State
Parks
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Mail Sta. 535
Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-3000
Phone: 850-488-9872
Office of Historical Resources from the state of Florida
Find the weather for anyplace in the USA
This page was created 5 September 1998
This page was last updated 16 September 2006 at 5:46 pm
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