Key Biscayne is an island located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, located between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. It is the southernmost of the barrier islands along the Atlantic coast of Florida, and lies south of Miami Beach and southeast of Miami. The key is connected to Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway, originally built in 1947.
Aerial view of Key Biscayne in 1999
U.S. Coast Survey Base Marker
The beach at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne in February 2008
The Miami Open tennis tournament was held at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne from 1987 until 2019 when it moved to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
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
