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    Venetian Islands

    The Venetian Islands are a chain of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay in the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, Florida.

    Isola di Lolando ruins seen from Julia Tuttle Causeway
    Isola di Lolando ruins seen from Julia Tuttle Causeway

    Daniel Di Palma / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Overview

    The Venetian Islands are a chain of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay in the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, Florida. The islands are, from west to east: Biscayne Island (Miami), San Marco Island (Miami), San Marino Island (Miami Beach), Di Lido Island (Miami Beach), Rivo Alto Island (Miami Beach), and Belle Isle (Miami Beach). Flagler Monument Island remains an uninhabited picnic island, originally built in 1920 as a memorial to railroad pioneer Henry Flagler. The islands are connected by bridges from the Miami mainland to Miami Beach.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    • Belle Isle

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      16 m

      Belle Isle is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach on an island in Biscayne Bay, Florida, United States. It is the easternmost of the Venetian Islands, a chain of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay in the cities of Miami and Miami Beach.

    Also in the area

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    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m20 m17 mWatson16 mBelle13 mBiscayne11 mStar10 mPalm9 mHibiscus9 mSan Marino8 mDi Lido8 mRivo Alto8 mSan Marco4 mPace Picnic Islands
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11Watson: 0.53 km²WatsonUnnamed island: 0.29 km²Unnamed islandPalm: 0.27 km²PalmStar: 0.23 km²StarHibiscus: 0.23 km²HibiscusDi Lido: 0.22 km²Di LidoUnnamed island: 0.18 km²Unnamed islandRivo Alto: 0.15 km²Rivo AltoBiscayne: 0.14 km²BiscayneBelle: 0.13 km²BelleUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandSan Marino: 0.12 km²San MarinoUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandSan Marco: 0.1 km²San MarcoUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandPace Picnic Islands: 1 haPace Picnic Islan…Unnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Watson Island0.53 km²
    Unnamed island0.29 km²
    Palm Island0.27 km²
    Star Island0.23 km²
    Hibiscus Island0.23 km²
    Di Lido Island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Rivo Alto Island0.15 km²
    Biscayne Island0.14 km²
    Belle Isle0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    San Marino Island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    San Marco Island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Pace Picnic Islands1 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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