Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east, which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee. The elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above mean sea level in most neighborhoods, especially near the coast. The highest undulations are found along the coastal Miami Rock Ridge, whose substrate underlies most of the eastern Miami metropolitan region. The main portion of the city lies on the shores of Biscayne Bay which contains several hundred natural and artificially created barrier islands, the largest of which contains Miami Beach and South Beach. The Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current, runs northward just 15 miles (24 km) off the coast, allowing the city's climate to stay warm and mild all year.
What is the northern terminus of Biscayne Bay?
Lake Okeechobee
Miami och dess förorter ligger på en bred slätt mellan Florida Everglades i väster och Biscayne Bay i öster, som också sträcker sig från Florida Bay norrut till Okeechobeesjön. Höjden på området stiger aldrig över 12 meter och ligger i genomsnitt omkring 1,8 meter över medelhavet i de flesta stadsdelar, särskilt nära kusten. De högsta vågningarna finns längs kusten Miami Rock Ridge, vars substrat ligger till grund för större delen av den östra Miamis storstadsregion. Huvuddelen av staden ligger vid Biscayne Bays stränder som innehåller flera hundra naturliga och artificiellt skapade barriäröar, varav den största innehåller Miami Beach och South Beach. Golfströmmen, en varm havsström, rinner norrut bara 24 km utanför kusten, vilket gör att stadens klimat kan hålla sig varmt och milt hela året. Vad är den norra slutstationen i Biscayne Bay?
Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between Florida Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east, which also extends from Florida Bay north to Lake Okeechobee. The elevation of the area never rises above 12 meters and is on average about 1.8 meters above mean sea level in most neighborhoods, especially near the coast. The highest waves are along the Miami Rock Ridge coast, whose substrate forms the basis for most of the eastern Miami metropolitan region. The majority of the city is located on the beaches of Biscayne Bay containing several hundred natural and artificially created barrier islands, the largest of which contains Miami Beach and South Beach. The Gulf Stream, a warm ocean stream, flows north just 24 km off the coast, allowing the city's climate to stay warm and mild all year round. What is the northern terminus of Biscayne Bay?
Okeechobeesjön
Lake Okeechobee