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Oia or Ia (Greek: Οία, romanized: Oía, pronounced [2]) is a small village and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Thira and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Santorini , of which it is a municipal unit.
View of Fira from the sea. Firá (Greek: Φηρά, pronounced , official name Φηρά Θήρας - Firá Thíras) is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini (Thera). [2] A traditional settlement, [3] "Firá" derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thíra", the ancient name of the island itself. View of Fira
In the upper Florida Keys Palm Beach Island: 8.12 square miles (21.0 km 2) Palm Beach Barrier island Palm Island: Miami-Dade Artificial island in Biscayne Bay Palm Key: Monroe In Florida Bay: Paradise Island: Osceola In Lake Tohopekaliga Park Key: 70 acres (28 ha) Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Peanut Island: 0.32 square kilometres (0.12 sq ...
The island's tourism in the early 1950s generally took the form of small numbers of wealthy tourists on yacht cruises though the Aegean. The island's children would present arriving passengers with flowers and bid them happy sailing by lighting small lanterns along the steps from Fira down to the port, offering them a beautiful farewell spectacle.
SR 886 east (Port Boulevard) – Port of Miami, Bayside: Western terminus of SR 886: 158.236: 254.656: NE 6th Street to I-95 – Miami International Airport: 158.65: 255.32: SR A1A north / I-395 to I-95 / SR 836 west / SR 887 – Beaches, Airport, Port of Miami, Jungle Island, Miami Children's Museum, Miami Seaplane Base
Barrier islands stretch for 1,200 kilometres (750 miles) along the coast of Florida, with an area of 1,630 square kilometres (630 sq mi). As of 2000, about 700,000 people lived on barrier islands in Florida. [1] All but three of the other island municipalities in Florida are in the Florida Keys, or on artificial islands in Biscayne Bay.
North Hutchinson Island is an Atlantic barrier island located on Florida's Treasure Coast approximately 110 miles (180 km) north of Fort Lauderdale. The island extends from the Sebastian Inlet on the north to the Fort Pierce Inlet on the south, and is about 28 miles (45 km) long. [1] It has an area of 23.86 square miles (61.8 km 2).
State Road A1A (SR A1A) is a major north–south Florida State Road consisting of seven separate sections running a total of 338.752 miles (545.168 km) along the Atlantic Ocean, from Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Fernandina Beach, just south of Georgia on Amelia Island. It is the main road through most oceanfront towns.