Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is largely undeveloped with a large portion of the lagoon included in Biscayne National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: lagoon located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, United States
- Also known as: “Bay Biscayne”, “Key Biscayne Bay”, “Sandwich Gulf”, and “Santa Marta”
- Address: FL
- Neighbors: Miami Beach
Biscayne Bay
- Categories: lagoon, bight, and body of water
- Location: Miami-Dade County, Greater Miami, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
25.56594° or 25° 33′ 57″ northLongitude
-80.21644° or 80° 12′ 59″ westOpen location code
76QXHQ8M+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 369137704OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4147971Wikidata ID
Q954659
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Satellite Map
Discover Biscayne Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Biscayne Bay” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج بيسكاين”
- Basque: “Biscayne Bay”
- Catalan: “Badia Biscaïna”
- Cebuano: “Biscayne Bay”
- Chinese: “比斯坎湾”
- Dutch: “Biscayne Bay”
- French: “baie de Biscayne”
- French: “Baie de Biscayne”
- German: “Biscayne Bay”
- Greek: “Κόλπος Μπισκέιν”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ ביסקיין”
- Italian: “baia di Biscayne”
- Italian: “Baia di Biscayne”
- Japanese: “ビスケーン湾”
- Polish: “Biscayne”
- Polish: “Santa Marta”
- Polish: “Zatoka Biscayne”
- Portuguese: “Baía Biscayne”
- Russian: “Бискейн”
- Slovenian: “Biscayne Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahia Vizcaina”
- Spanish: “Bahía Vizcaína”
- Venetian: “Baja Vizcaína”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Keyhole and Stiltsville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Spiny Lobster Sanctuary and Biscayne Bay-Cape Florida Aquatic Preserve.
Miami-Dade County: Must-Visit Destinations
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