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  2. Siesta Beach - Wikipedia

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    Siesta Beach Panorama illustrating the expansive width Roll-out mat aids walking. Siesta Beach (sometimes known as Siesta Key Beach) is a beach located on Siesta Key in the U.S. state of Florida. Unlike beaches elsewhere that are made up mostly of pulverized coral, Siesta Beach's sand is 99% quartz, most of which comes from the Appalachian ...

  3. Siesta Key, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Siesta Key is a barrier island off the southwest coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located between Roberts Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.A portion of it lies within the city boundary of Sarasota, but the majority of the key is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County.

  4. List of islands of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Bahia Honda Key: 524 acres (212 ha) Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Ballast Key: 4.68 ha; 11.6 acres Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Barracouta Key: 47.2 ha; 117 acres Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Belle Isle: Miami-Dade Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay: Big Coppitt Key: Monroe

  5. At Hurricane Milton’s ground zero on Siesta Key, a double ...

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    Ally Ronan and Alex Hunter check out the pool filled with beach sand caused by the storm surge from hurricanes Helene and Milton at Fisherman’s Cove beach front condominium rentals on Siesta Key ...

  6. 'Paradise is still paradise' - Floridians vow to rebuild ...

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    SIESTA KEY, Florida (Reuters) -Chris Fiore was supposed to be accepting delivery of new household appliances and furniture, replacing items that were swamped by Hurricane Helene just a few weeks ago.

  7. Hurricane Milton by the numbers: an EF3 tornado and 'blowout ...

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    Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday. The storm has knocked out power to millions of people in Florida and has caused at least 10 deaths. As ...

  8. History of Sarasota, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Both Siesta Key locations were determined unsuitable as a beach site because of either the fast currents or a need for dredging. At the Longboat Key and Siesta Key sites significant opposition from local residents in those areas was expected. Longboat Key residents held meetings as a way to protest a Black beach location there and they decided ...

  9. Hurricane Milton aftermath: Death toll climbs with hundreds ...

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    Much of the debris was created by Hurricane Helene and then spread by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)