6 January 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Miami / South Florida, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Environment
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Virginia Key is an 863-acre (3.49 km²)
barrier island in
Miami,
Florida,
United States in
Biscayne Bay, south of
Brickell and north of
Key Biscayne. It is accessible from the mainland via the
Rickenbacker Causeway. The island is mainly occupied by the Virginia Key Beach Park,
Miami Seaquarium, Miami-Dade’s Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Other facilities include the former
Miami Marine Stadium, the
National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and an office of the
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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