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Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of . The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the while the southern end is largely undeveloped with a large portion of the lagoon included in .
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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:

Biscayne Bay

Latitude
25.56594° or 25° 33′ 57″ north
Longitude
-80.21644° or 80° 12′ 59″ west
Open location code
76QXHQ8M+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369137704
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4147971
Wiki­data ID
Q954659
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Satellite Map

Discover Biscayne Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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.

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