North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University.. Originally the "Town of Arch Creek", the area was incorporated as the "Town of Miami Shores", which was renamed the "Town of North Miami" in 1931. It was reincorporated as a city in 1953. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida.
City Hall
North Miami High School (Old building (shown here) is down as of 2012[update]; New building has been up since 2009)
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
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