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In 2018 PortMiami became homeport for five more modern megaliners: Mariner of the Seas Allure of the Seas Symphony of the Seas Carnival Horizon and Norwegian Bliss. Flagler Street in Downtown Miami, The metropolitan areas of Miami Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach are located on a rise in elevation along the eastern coast of Florida called the Eastern Coastal Ridge that was formed as waves compressed ooids into a single formation Along the western border of the Big Cypress Swamp is the Immokolee Ridge (or Immokolee Rise) a slight rise of compressed sand that divides the runoff between the Caloosahatchee River and the Big Cypress This slight rise in elevation on both sides of the Everglades creates a basin and forces water that overflows Lake Okeechobee to creep toward the southwest Under both the Miami Limestone formation and the Fort Thompson limestone lies the Biscayne Aquifer a surface aquifer that serves as the Miami metropolitan area's fresh water source Rainfall and stored water in the Everglades replenish the Biscayne Aquifer directly, The Glenn Hubert Library previously named the 'Biscayne Bay Library' is the library for the Biscayne Bay Campus Although a smaller structure three stories the Hubert Library is nonetheless important to the research and information needs of the BBC Campus students and faculty All services at the Green Library are available in the Hubert Library. Miami Florida Business directory I-95 Jewish Museum of Florida Miami Beach. 79th Street Causeway Upper East Side and North Beach 1929! 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. 12.6 Festivals and events Student activities, In 2009 there were 89,706 federal workers employed within the state Tens of thousands more employees work for contractors who have federal contracts including those with the military, Fluctuating sea levels compressed numerous layers of calcium carbonate sand and shells the resulting permeable limestone formations that developed between 25 million and 70 million years ago created the Floridan Aquifer which serves as the main source of fresh water for the northern portion of Florida However this aquifer lies beneath thousands of feet of impermeable sedimentary rock from Lake Okeechobee to the southern tip of the peninsula! Florida Atlantic University (public) 3.8 International Hurricane Research Center This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message). Miami Florida Business directory.

Environmental issues Miami The South Florida recording industry started in Miami in the 1950s with Criteria Studios recording top selling albums such as Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and Hotel California by the Eagles Local music entrepreneur Henry Stone and his label TK Records created the local indie scene in the 1970s T K Records produced the R&B group KC and the Sunshine Band along with soul singers Betty Wright George McCrae and Jimmy "Bo" Horne as well as a number of minor soul and disco hits many influenced by Caribbean music Tom Dowd an innovator in music engineering worked out of Miami for many years and worked with a plethora of artists including Aretha Franklin Ray Charles Eric Clapton Lynyrd Skynyrd Tom Petty also came out of South Florida, Goya Foods's Miami office Environmental issues. College of Architecture and the Arts, Miami Main Library, 10 Bibliography Wet season 34.5 inches (88 cm) 53.5 inches (136 cm) 23.4 inches (59 cm); 1 Early settlement A national push for expansion and progress in the United States occurred in the later part of the 19th century which stimulated interest in draining the Everglades for agricultural use According to historians "From the middle of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century the United States went through a period in which wetland removal was not questioned Indeed it was considered the proper thing to do." Draining the Everglades was suggested as early as 1837 and a resolution in Congress was passed in 1842 that prompted Secretary of Treasury Robert J Walker to request those with experience in the Everglades to give their opinion on the possibility of drainage Many officers who had served in the Seminole Wars favored the idea in 1850 Congress passed a law that gave several states wetlands within their state boundaries the Swamp and Overflowed Lands Act ensured that the state would be responsible for funding the attempts at developing wetlands into farmlands Florida quickly formed a committee to consolidate grants to pay for any attempts though the Civil War and Reconstruction halted progress until after 1877, 1.1 European arrival 7.3 New World Unlike a consolidated city-county where the city and county governments merge into a single entity these two entities are separate Instead there are two "tiers" or levels of government: city and county There are 34 municipalities in the county the City of Miami being the largest. . 6 External links 13 See also Being of early importance as a regional center of banking and finance the architecture of Jacksonville displays a wide variety of styles and design principles Many of state's earliest skyscrapers were constructed in Jacksonville dating as far back as 1902 and last holding a state height record from 1974 to 1981 the city is endowed with one of the largest collections of Prairie School buildings outside of the Midwest Jacksonville is also noteworthy for its collection of Mid-Century modern architecture, Miami Florida Business directory (178) 4.02. 2014 47.1% 2,801,198 48.1% 2,865,343 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, West Little River, The Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards is a highly regarded student awards programs the purpose of this Awards program is to recognize outstanding individuals & leaders who have maintained good grades and have applied their knowledge and talents to contribute service to their schools and communities the Silver Knight Awards program was instituted at the Miami Herald in 1959 by John S Knight past publisher of the Miami Herald founder and editor emeritus of Knight-Ridder Newspapers and 1968 Pulitzer Prize winner.