Portal:Florida

The Florida Portal The Sunshine State Florida State State of Florida Flag Seal Map of the United States with Florida highlighted Florida (/ˈflɒrɪdə/ , FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) 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 Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), not including its many barrier islands. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous state in the United States and ranks eighth in population density as of 2020. Florida spans 65,758 square miles (170,310 km2), ranking 22nd in area among the states. The Miami metropolitan area, anchored by the cities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, is the state's largest metropolitan area, with a population of 6.138 million; the most populous city is Jacksonville. Florida's other major population centers include Tampa Bay, Orlando, Cape Coral, and the state capital of Tallahassee. Various Native American tribes have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first known European to make landfall, calling the region La Florida (land of flowers) ([la floˈɾiða]). Florida subsequently became the first area in the continental U.S. to be permanently settled by Europeans, with the settlement of St. Augustine, founded in 1565, being the oldest continuously inhabited city. Florida was frequently attacked and coveted by Great Britain before Spain ceded it to the U.S. in 1819 in exchange for resolving the border dispute along the Sabine River in Spanish Texas. Florida was admitted as the 27th state on March 3, 1845, and was the principal location of the Seminole Wars (1816–1858), the longest and most extensive of the American Indian Wars. The state seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861, becoming one of the seven original Confederate States, and was readmitted to the Union after the Civil War on June 25, 1868. Since the mid-20th century, Florida has experienced rapid demographic and economic growth. Its economy, with a gross state product (GSP) of $1.647 trillion, is the fourth largest of any U.S. state and the 15th-largest in the world; the main sectors are tourism, hospitality, agriculture, real estate, and transportation. Florida is world-renowned for its beach resorts, amusement parks, warm and sunny climate, and nautical recreation; attractions such as Walt Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center, and Miami Beach draw tens of millions of visitors annually. Florida is a popular destination for retirees, seasonal vacationers, and both domestic and international migrants; it hosts nine out of the ten fastest-growing communities in the U.S. The state's close proximity to the ocean has shaped its culture, identity, and daily life; its colonial history and successive waves of migration are reflected in African, European, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian influences. Florida has attracted or inspired some of the most prominent American writers, including Ernest Hemingway, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Tennessee Williams, and continues to attract celebrities and athletes, especially in golf, tennis, auto racing, and water sports. Florida has been considered a battleground state in American presidential elections, particularly those in 2000 and 2016. (Full article...) Selected article - The 2005 Slammiversary was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on June 19, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the Slammiversary chronology and the sixth event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. Nine professional wrestling matches, three of which featured championships, and one pre-show match were featured on the event's card. The event commemorated TNA's third anniversary, after forming on June 19, 2002. The main event was the 2005 King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion A.J. Styles defended the title against Abyss, Monty Brown, Sean Waltman, and Raven. Raven won the match and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The TNA X Division Championship was defended in a Three Way Elimination match by Christopher Daniels against Chris Sabin and Michael Shane. Daniels retained the championship in the encounter. On the undercard, America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated the 3Live Kru (B.G. James and Konnan) in a tag team match. The debut of Samoa Joe was also promoted for the card. Joe defeated Sonjay Dutt in his first match for the company during the show. (Full article...) List of selected articles Miami River (Florida) Walt Disney World Resort Tri-state water dispute Hurricane Georges Florida International University Publix Key Biscayne Boca Raton, Florida 1928 Okeechobee hurricane Miami Terrace Reef Everglades National Park Jacksonville, Florida Hooters Miami metropolitan area Limp Bizkit Dixie Highway Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 Clearwater, Florida Miami International Airport Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Brothers to the Rescue Hurricane Dennis Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Irma Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Hurricane Charley Intracoastal Waterway 1925 Florida tropical storm Grooveshark Gemini Springs Park Florida Atlantic University Hurricane Andrew Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant 2012 Budweiser Shootout Rosewood massacre Walt Disney World Railroad Draining and development of the Everglades Biscayne National Park Indigenous people of the Everglades region St. Johns River Geography and ecology of the Everglades List of governors of Florida Snow in Florida List of mammals of Florida List of counties in Florida List of Florida hurricanes List of invasive species in the Everglades List of birds of Florida Climate of Florida Randall Made Knives Manta (SeaWorld Orlando) Riverside and Avondale Apalachee massacre Siege of St. Augustine (1702) Super Bowl XLI Siege of Pensacola (1707) San Marco (Jacksonville) Caroline Street (Key West) COVID-19 pandemic in Florida Restoration of the Everglades 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida Orlando nightclub shooting AdventHealth Did you know... ... that financial troubles at a television station in Florida led to the bankruptcy that caused the 1994 demise of Mississippi radio station WHSY? ... that East Lake Square, a failed shopping mall in Tampa, Florida, was converted into a business park known as NetPark Tampa Bay in 1999? ... that employees of a Florida TV station joked that their studio building would survive "as long as the termites don't stop holding hands"? ... that after Florida schools banned 54 mathematics books, Chaz Stevens petitioned that they also ban the Bible? ... that since 1904 the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, has featured a pirate-themed parade? ... that Angela Bassett donated a dance studio at the Royal Theater in St. Petersburg? Selected quote - General images - The following are images from various Florida-related articles on Wikipedia. Juan Ponce de León was one of the first Europeans to set foot in the current United States; he led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named. (from History of Florida) Sunniland stratigraphic column (from Environment of Florida) Hurricane Andrew bearing down on Florida on August 23, 1992 (from Geography of Florida) Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort (from History of Florida) South Florida's climate is ideal for growing sugarcane. (from Geography of Florida) A shell midden at Enterprise, Florida in 1875. (from History of Florida) The Battle of Olustee was the only major Civil War battle fought in Florida. (from History of Florida) Topographic map of Florida (from Geography of Florida) Tourists hunting in 1893 (from History of Florida) Typical summer afternoon shower from the Everglades traveling eastward over Downtown Miami (from Geography of Florida) Sunniland Oil Fields (from Environment of Florida) The Florida scrub jay is found only in Florida (from Geography of Florida) Kennedy Space Center. (from History of Florida) Snow is very uncommon in Florida, but has occurred in every major Florida city at least once; snow does fall very occasionally in North Florida (from Geography of Florida) Timucua Indians at a column erected by the French in 1562 (from History of Florida) Five flags of Florida, not including the current State Flag. (from History of Florida) The brick Capitol as built in 1845. (from History of Florida) Royal Poinciana tree in full bloom in the Florida Keys, an indication of South Florida's tropical climate (from Geography of Florida) Platydemus manokwari in Florida (from Environment of Florida) Key deer in the lower Florida Keys (from Geography of Florida) Alligator in the Florida Everglades (from Geography of Florida) A 1591 map of Florida by Jacques le Moyne de Morgues. (from History of Florida) A map of Florida, as seen from outer space. (from Geography of Florida) Fall foliage in North Florida (from Geography of Florida) Destruction in Lakes by the Bay near Miami following Hurricane Andrew (from History of Florida) "Butterfly ballot" (from History of Florida) The expanded West Florida territory in 1767. (from History of Florida) A 1527 map by Vesconte Maggiolo showing the east coast of North America with "Tera Florida" at the top and "Lavoradore" at the bottom. (from History of Florida) A depiction of what might be Florida from the 1502 Cantino map (from History of Florida) Seminole leader Osceola. (from History of Florida) Bernard Picart Copper Plate Engraving of Florida Indians, circa 1721 (from History of Florida) Soldiers and crowds in Downtown Miami 20 minutes after Japan's surrender ending World War II (1945). (from History of Florida) Andrew Jackson served as the first military Governor of Florida. (from History of Florida) Köppen climate classification map of Florida. (from Geography of Florida) Related portals Selected biography - Clippard with the Cleveland Indians in 2019 Tyler Lee Clippard (born February 14, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, and Minnesota Twins. After playing baseball at J. W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Florida, the Yankees drafted Clippard in the ninth round of the 2003 MLB draft. He debuted with the Yankees as a starting pitcher in 2007. After being traded to the Washington Nationals he was named to the MLB All-Star Game in 2011 and 2014 and won the MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award in June 2011. (Full article...) List of selected biographies Marjory Stoneman Douglas Mary McLeod Bethune William Cooley Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Andrew Sledd John F. Bolt Gregor MacGregor William Cooley Dan Marino Daniel Webster (Florida politician) Zora Neale Hurston Bobby Bowden Guy Bradley Jack Youngblood Tom Petty Billy Mays Steve Spurrier Lawton Chiles Robert Cade Jeb Bush Ben Hill Griffin Jr. E. T. York Twiggy Ramirez Carl G. Fisher Marco Rubio Zack Greinke Tessa Ludwick Oliver Kuhn Nancy Marcus Ron DeSantis Andrew Gillum Charlie Crist Selected images - The main street in Alachua downtown historic district Fountains at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida A Cuban sandwich is a variation of a ham and cheese sandwich that originated among the Cuban workers in the cigar factories in Key West, Florida Fort Brooke was a historical military post situated on the east bank (at the mouth) of the Hillsborough River in present-day Tampa, Florida Farles Prairie in Ocala National Forest A Great blue heron at Alafia River State Park Fort Jefferson at the Dry Tortugas Downtown Miami, viewed from Virginia Key Florida from space, taken by Shuttle Mission STS-95 on October 31, 1998 Current events October 14, 2024 – SpaceX launches NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, to study Jupiter's moon Europa, with the spacecraft expected to arrive in April 2030. (BBC News) October 10, 2024 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season At least ten people are killed in damages by tornadoes caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, United States. (Reuters) October 9, 2024 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season More than 5.5 million people in Florida, United States, are currently under evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton weakens into a category 4 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in the early hours of Thursday. (The New York Times) (CBS News) Several tornadoes are reported in Florida, including along Interstate 75, ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall. (BBC News) WikiProjects WikiProjects puzzle Main project WikiProject Florida Sub-projects Jacksonville Manatee-Sarasota History Miami Navarre Tampa Bay Florida International University Florida State University State University System of Florida University of Central Florida University of Florida U.S. Roads/Florida Selected panorama - Swimming area at Wekiwa Springs State Park Wekiwa Springs State Park is a 7,000 acre (28 km²) Florida State Park in Apopka, Florida. It is located 20 minutes north of Orlando, off Interstate 4 at exit 94, near Altamonte Springs and Longwood. The park also contains the head water of the Wekiva River. It also serves as the headquarters of one of the state's five AmeriCorps Florida State Parks chapters. Topics Quality content Featured articles 1910 Cuba hurricane • 1928 Okeechobee hurricane • 2012 Budweiser Shootout • American white ibis • Andrew Sledd • Biscayne National Park • Derek Jeter • Draining and development of the Everglades • Ernest Hemingway • Everglades National Park • Falcon's Fury • Geography and ecology of the Everglades • George Floyd (American football) • Gregor MacGregor • Guy Bradley • Hogwarts Express (Universal Orlando Resort) • Hurricane Andrew • Hurricane Dennis • Indigenous people of the Everglades region • Iron Gwazi • John F. Bolt • Marjory Stoneman Douglas • Rosewood massacre • Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant • SheiKra • Space Shuttle Challenger disaster • St. Johns River • Stephen Crane • Turning Point (2008 wrestling) • USS Massachusetts (BB-2) • Walt Disney World Railroad • William Cooley Featured lists List of Daytona 500 winners • List of Florida hurricanes • List of Florida hurricanes (pre-1900) • List of Tampa Bay Rays seasons • List of University of Central Florida alumni • List of birds of Florida • List of counties in Florida • List of governors of Florida • List of invasive species in the Everglades • List of mammals of Florida • List of municipalities in Florida • Snow in Florida • United States presidential elections in Florida Good articles 1898 Georgia hurricane • 1928 Florida Gators football team • 1952 Groundhog Day tropical storm • 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season • 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season • 1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season • 1987 Gulf Coast tropical storm • 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season • 1989 Florida's 18th congressional district special election • 1989 South Florida television affiliation switch • 1998 Pepsi 400 • 2003 Budweiser Shootout • 2005 TNA Super X Cup Tournament • 2006 Daytona 500 • 2006 Ford 400 • 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament • 2009 Budweiser Shootout • 2009 Ford 400 • 2010 Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 • 2010 Daytona 500 • 2010 Ford 400 • 2011 Budweiser Shootout • 2011 Daytona 500 • 2011 Gatorade Duels • 2012 Daytona 500 • 2012 Gatorade Duels • 2016 24 Hours of Daytona • 2017 24 Hours of Daytona • 2018 24 Hours of Daytona • 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship • 2022 Gasparilla Bowl • Against All Odds (2005) • Albert A. Murphree • Andy Hansen • Apalachee massacre • Apollo 1 • Ashlyn Harris • Battle of Flint River • Bob Turley • Bomis • Bound for Glory (2005) • Brad Miller (baseball) • Buccaneers–Packers rivalry • Burger King • Burger King franchises • Burger King legal issues • Carlos (Calusa) • Caroline Street (Key West) • Catie Ball • Chad Mottola Reached maximum of 50 out of 213 Did you know? articles WOGX (2024-11-14) • Conspiracy theories about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (2024-11-07) • Jumbo's (2024-10-28) • MyRadar (2024-10-25) • J. D. 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