Florida

USA / Florida / Indian Shores /
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Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordered by Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast. The land mass of the state consists of a northwestern panhandle and a large peninsula surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Florida Straits to the south. Most of Florida has a humid subtropical climate; southern Florida has a tropical climate.

Florida was named by conquistador Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the peninsula on April 2nd, 1513, during Pascua Florida (Spanish for "Flowery Easter"). The land was once a Spanish territory on the eastern coast, and a French territory on the northern part of the state (referred to as the "panhandle"). The land was transferred to England 1763 through the Peace of Paris, and in 1819, the Adams-Onís Treaty made it a United States territory. On March 3, 1845, Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida
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Coordinates:   27°44'48"N   83°49'52"W

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  • to: ArnoutSteenhoek Why are you posting these obvious locations? The map already contains outlines and names of states. Also, links to Wikipedia would be sufficient rather than copying and pasting information from the site. You are adding extraneous information to a crowded map.
  • to: ArnoutSteenhoek I totally agree, with the above. These locations are unnecessary and a total nuisance when viewing the maps
  • It may contain the names and outlines, but no detailed information or pictures as are available in the description. Great job whoever did Florida and it's counties, I'm very impressed!
  • Do not blame ArnoutSteenhoek, blame me! I have initially tagged Florida; I live there, and proudly live here and have done so for over 25 years. There is little point in adding photos that could be placed accurately elsewhere, so these photos shall do. It may be obvious to Americans (hopefully to all Americans over the age of 8) or to those who already know where Florida is on a map, but it is not obvious to those who live elsewhere. Do you know every state or province in every other nation of the world? Neither do I.
  • Information is useful but not in redundancy. Why place an outline and name over an outline and name? International users can view this map in its original context and clearly see the shape and name of all US states. The cartographers that created this map did a great job. Our job as a user community is to contribute data that was not originally provided by the map. Local insight and personal experiences are type of annotations that are most useful.
  • I agree with No More Please - Wikimapia has an outline of Florida ALREADY and Wikipedia already has the same info. This info is redundant and should be removed. For the record I've been a proud native resident of Florida for nearly 50 years, so this is nothing against Florida.
  • Don't see anything wrong in marking Florida...that's a great idea. People also could see the pictures and read about the history of the state.. what they couldn't do with the normal wikimapia stats. Congrats Arnout!
  • I don't have any issue with marking Florida. I'm sure there are many people in other countries who don't know much about the USA.
  • "There's a lot more in Florida than it's long seashore and theme parks. It's just that the rest is unknown to most."
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