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Florida panhandle. The Florida panhandle (also known as West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is a salient roughly 200 miles (320 km) long, bordered by Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its eastern boundary is arbitrarily defined.
A strong hurricane struck northwest Florida on May 28, 1863, and is the earliest landfall during the year known in the US, pending reanalysis. [ 4 ] Information is sparse for earlier years due to limitations in tropical cyclone observation , though as coastlines became more populated, more data became available.
Physical. Florida black bears are typically large-bodied with shiny black fur, a short tail and many have brown fur on their muzzles. Pelage color is consistently black in Florida, but summer molting of the guard hairs may cause them to look brown. [3] A white chest patch, called a blaze, is found in about 30% of the population. [4]
Entrance sign. Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport ( IATA: ECP, ICAO: KECP, FAA LID: ECP) is a public airport 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Panama City, Florida, United States, [2] in Bay County. [2] The airport is owned by the Panama City-Bay County Airport & Industrial District, [2] and is north of Panama City Beach, near West Bay.
List of mammals of Florida. Dolphin, state saltwater mammal; [1] Florida panther, state animal; [2] and manatee, state marine mammal [1] This is a list of mammal species found in the wild in the American state of Florida. One hundred sixteen species of mammals are known to inhabit, or have recently inhabited, the state and its surrounding waters.
The Sunshine State has long been a beloved sanctum for retirees — thanks to its sunny weather, gorgeous beaches and low taxes — but some Americans are turning to its neighbor to the northwest ...
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Florida. This list of birds of Florida includes species documented in the U.S. state of Florida and accepted by the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC). As of November 2022, there were 539 species included in the official list. [1] Of them, 168 species and eight identifiable ...
The list of Florida hurricanes from 1975 to 1999 encompasses 83 Atlantic tropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in at least $45 billion (2008 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricane Andrew. Additionally, tropical cyclones in Florida were directly ...