Biological Sciences 218 (28.6) 83.9 Atlantis Miami is home to one of the largest ports in the United States the PortMiami It is the largest cruise ship port in the world and is often called the "Cruise Capital of the World" and the "Cargo Gateway of the Americas" it has retained its status as the number one cruise/passenger port in the world for well over a decade accommodating the largest cruise ships and the major cruise lines in 2017 the port served 5,340,559 cruise passengers Additionally the port is one of the nation's busiest cargo ports importing 9,162,340 tons of cargo in 2017 Among North American ports it ranks second to New Orleans' Port of South Louisiana in terms of cargo tonnage imported from Latin America the port sits on 518 acres (2 km2) and has seven passenger terminals China is the port's number one import country and number one export country Miami has the world's largest amount of cruise line headquarters home to Carnival Cruise Line Celebrity Cruises Norwegian Cruise Line Oceania Cruises and Royal Caribbean International in 2014 the Port of Miami Tunnel was opened connecting the MacArthur Causeway to PortMiami. A cortadito is a popular espresso beverage found in cafeterias around Miami It is particularly popular for breakfast or in the afternoon with a pastelito. 8 Notable employees College of Engineering and Computing Climbing ferns overtake cypress trees in the Everglades the ferns act as "fire ladders" that can destroy trees that would otherwise survive fires. ! . Museums and historic sites Juju Casteneda 2017 Television personality businessperson. Operations In its 2018 ParkScore ranking the Trust for Public Land reported that the park system in the City of Miami was the 50th best park system among the 100 most populous US cities down slightly from 48th place in the 2017 ranking ParkScore ranks urban park systems by a formula that analyzes median park size park acres as percent of city area the percent of city residents within a half-mile of a park spending of park services per resident and the number of playgrounds per 10,000 residents, Florida is a major golf hub the PGA of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens the PGA Tour is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach and the LPGA is headquartered in Daytona Beach the Players Championship WGC-Cadillac Championship Arnold Palmer Invitational Honda Classic and Valspar Championship are PGA Tour rounds, Prima Casa Montessori School.
The Miami-Dade County Public School District is currently the 4th-largest public school district in the nation the School District of Palm Beach County is the 4th-largest in Florida and the 11th-largest in the United States Broward County Public School District is the 6th-largest in the United States, Settlements On May 2 1995 a second agreement with the Castro government paved the way for the admission to the United States of the Cubans housed at Guantanamo who were counted primarily against the first year of the 20,000 annual admissions committed to by the Clinton Administration it also established a new policy of directly repatriating Cubans interdicted at sea to Cuba in the agreement the Cuban government pledged not to retaliate against those who were repatriated, Florida's primary and secondary school systems are administered by the Florida Department of Education School districts are organized within county boundaries Each school district has an elected Board of Education that sets policy budget goals and approves expenditures Management is the responsibility of a Superintendent of schools. Alligators have created a niche in wet prairies With their claws and snouts they dig at low spots and create ponds free of vegetation that remain submerged throughout the dry season Alligator holes are integral to the survival of aquatic invertebrates turtles fish small mammals and birds during extended drought periods the alligators then feed upon some of the animals that come to the hole.
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