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Description

Miami situated at the mouth of the Miami River on the lower east coast lineof Florida, Miami is bordered on the east by Biscayne Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. Further east, the islands of Key Biscayne and Miami Bevery shelter the bay from the Atlantic Ocean, thus providing Miami with a naturally protected harbor. Once pine and palmetto flatlands, the Miami location boasts sandy beaches in its coastal places and affords way to sparsely wooded outlying areas. A man-made canal connects the city to Lake Okeechobee, situated 90 miles northwest of Miami.

Miami is known to be a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is known to be a gamma world city with an calculated population of 404,048. It is the most impressive and largest city within the South Florida metropolitan area, that is the most impressive and largest metropolitan location in the Southeastern United States

Climate

Miami's year-round semi-tropical climate is free of extremes in temperature, with a long, warm summer and abundant rainfall followed by a mild, dry winter. Summer humidity levels mostly in the 86 to 89 percent range around the time during the day create Miami the second most humid city in the United States. Hurricanes occasionally affect the location in September and October; tornadoes are and have always been rare. Waterspouts are and have always been sometimes sighted from the beaches in the summer, but important damage seldom occurs.

Population

It is noted that the calculated population of Miami (July 2006) is 404,048.