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Established as a national park:
June 28, 1980.
Area:
181,500 acres, most of it water.
Visitors:
442,585 in 1999.
Location:
Just south of Miami on Biscayne Bay.
Flora and fauna:
Tropical trees and shrubs, such as mangrove, gumbo limbo, strangler fig and devil’s potato; coral varieties and many sea birds and migratory birds, including brown pelican, blue heron and snowy egret. The manatee and sea turtle roam the waters, along with an abundance of fish: wrasse, moray eel, parrotfish, French angelfish and many more.
Entrance fee:
none.
