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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Islands of Miami, Florida, Islands of Miami Beach, Keys in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Uninhabited islands of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami Beach, Florida, North Bay Village, Florida, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, Fisher Island, Florida, Indian Creek, Florida, Key Biscayne, Virginia Key, Venetian Islands, Belle Isle, Flagler Monument Island, Watson Island, Elliott Key, Dinner Key, Soldier Key, Brickell Key, Hibiscus Island, Star Island, Isle of Normandy, Palm Island, Meig's Key, Boca Chita Key Historic District, Dodge Island, Porgy Key, Di Lido Island, Adams Key, Caesar's Rock, Rubicon Keys, Sands Key, San Marino Island, Reid Key, Rivo Alto Island, Picnic Islands, Totten Key, Normandy Shores, Ragged Keys, Biscayne Point, Old Rhodes Key, Allison Island, La Gorce Island, Bird Key. Excerpt: Miami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper. The neighborhood of South Beach, comprising of the southernmost 2.5 square miles (6.5 km) of Miami Beach, along with Downtown Miami and the port collectively form the commercial center of South Florida. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 87,779. Miami Beach has been one of America's pre-eminent beach resorts since the early 20th century. In 1979 Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco District is the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the world and comprises hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures erected between 1923 and 1943. Mediterranean, Streamline Moderne and Art Deco are all represented in the District. The Historic District is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean o...