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Libraries Miami is the southern terminus of Amtrak's Atlantic Coast services running two lines the Silver Meteor and the Silver Star both terminating in New York City the Miami Amtrak Station is located in the suburb of Hialeah near the Tri-Rail/Metrorail Station on NW 79 St and NW 38 Ave Current construction of the Miami Central Station will move all Amtrak operations from its current out-of-the-way location to a centralized location with Metrorail MIA Mover Tri-Rail Miami International Airport and the Miami Intermodal Center all within the same station closer to Downtown the station was expected to be completed by 2012 but experienced several delays and was later expected to be completed in late 2014 again pushed back to early 2015, Tampa TPA Tampa International Airport Large Hub 9,548,580 6 History Mangonia Park Miami-Dade County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S state of Florida It is the southeasternmost county on the U.S mainland According to a 2018 census report the county had a population of 2,761,581 making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in the United States It is also Florida's third largest county in terms of land area with 1,946 square miles (5,040 km2) the county seat is Miami the principal city in South Florida. Being able to provide marketing techniques that are specifically tailored to the local market, 11.1 Freeways and roads College of Health Building 1989 Miami Children's Museum Miami In 1946 the Miami Seahawks played in the All-America Football Conference for one season 1946 and then folded. Downtown Miami Center Young Women's Preparatory School all-girls Following this period of rapid development and environmental degradation the ecosystem began to receive notable attention from conservation groups in the 1970s Internationally UNESCO and the Ramsar Convention designated the Everglades a Wetland Area of Global Importance the construction of a large airport 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park was blocked when an environmental study found that it would severely damage the South Florida ecosystem With heightened awareness and appreciation of the region restoration began in the 1980s with the removal of a canal that had straightened the Kissimmee River However development and sustainability concerns have remained pertinent in the region the deterioration of the Everglades including poor water quality in Lake Okeechobee was linked to the diminishing quality of life in South Florida's urban areas in 2000 the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan was approved by Congress to combat these problems to date,[when?] it is the most expensive and comprehensive environmental restoration attempt in history but its implementation has faced political complications. The remainder of the ridge was discovered in the 1920s by the German Meteor expedition using echo-sounding equipment the exploration of the MAR in the 1950s led to the general acceptance of seafloor spreading and plate tectonics, This map made by the U.S military shows the term "Everglades" was in use by 1857. Sea Ranch Lakes Miami International Airport. Fort Lauderdale (Amtrak/Tri-Rail) Silver Service Tri-Rail, The county also includes portions of two national parks to the west it extends into the Everglades National Park and is populated only by a Miccosukee tribal village East of the mainland in Biscayne Bay is Biscayne National Park and the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves. In February 1942 the Gulf Sea Frontier was established to help guard the waters around Florida by June of that year more attacks forced military leaders in Washington D.C to increase the numbers of ships and men of the army group They also moved the headquarters from Key West to the DuPont building in Miami taking advantage of its location at the southeastern corner of the U.S..[citation needed] As the war against the U-boats grew stronger more military bases sprang up in the Miami area the U.S Navy took control of Miami's docks and established air stations at the Opa-locka Airport and in Dinner Key the Air Force also set up bases in the local airports in the Miami area, Miami Dade College (public), 7.1 Colleges and universities Miami is the home of many college sports teams the two largest are the University of Miami Hurricanes whose football team formerly played at the Miami Orange Bowl from 1937 until 2008 moving to Sun Life Stadium subsequently and Florida International University Panthers whose football team plays at FIU Stadium.
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