25 February 2022 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Destin from the Destin Harbor © flickr.com – Destin Vacation Boat Rentals/cc-by-2.0
The Emerald Coast is an unofficial name for the coastal area in the US state of
Florida on the
Gulf of Mexico that stretches about 100 mi (160 km) through five
counties,
Escambia,
Santa Rosa,
Okaloosa,
Walton, and
Bay, which include Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, and Panama City. Some south Alabama communities on the coast of
Baldwin County, such as
Gulf Shores,
Orange Beach, and
Fort Morgan embrace the term as well.
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30 January 2015 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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The Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano
fires a 21-gun salute in honor of Pensacola’s 450th anniversary in 2009 © U.S. Navy
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the
Florida Panhandle and the county seat of
Escambia County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 52,000. Pensacola is the principal city of the
Pensacola metropolitan area, which had an estimated 461,227 residents in 2012. Pensacola is a sea port on
Pensacola Bay, which connects to the
Gulf of Mexico. A large
United States Naval Air Station, the first in the United States, is located southwest of Pensacola (near the community of
Warrington) and is home to the
Blue Angels flight demonstration team and the
National Naval Aviation Museum. The main campus of the
University of West Florida is situated north of the city center.
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