Biscayne Bay
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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.
Northern Biscayne Bay with the Downtown Miami skyline in the background in November 2014
Biscayne Bay during the sunset; to the right you can see Pelican Island.
Biscayne Bay seen from Bayfront Park in Miami Shores
Panoramic view of the bay from the PortMiami
Tequesta
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The Tequesta, also Tekesta, Tegesta, Chequesta, Vizcaynos, were a Native American tribe. At the time of first European contact they occupied an area along the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida. They had infrequent contact with Europeans and had largely migrated by the middle of the 18th century.
