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. In 1975 the bay was designated as a state aquatic preserve the aquatic preserve spans the entirety of Biscayne Bay from Oleta River in the north to Card Sound in the south with the exception of the central part of the bay which is Biscayne National Park a second preserve was soon added off of Cape Florida on Key Biscayne which became known as the Cape Florida to Monroe County Line Preserve These two preserves are now managed by the state of Florida under the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Seven remaining houses of Biscayne Bay's Stiltsville settlement are now within the boundaries of this National Park which was established in 1980 Much of Biscayne National Park was designated as a National Monument in 1967 Barnes Sound lies within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in regards to wildlife bottlenose dolphins and Florida manatees can be observed in the bay, Recently the City of Miami along with the Downtown Development Authority has begun bicycle initiaves promoting citywide bike parking and bike lanes that have made bicycling much more popular for residents Bike lanes and bike sharrows are currently planned for the majority of Downtown streets to be painted by the end of 2010 the Venetian Causeway is a popular bicycle commuter route that connects South Beach to Downtown the Rickenbacker Causeway is very popular on weekends for recreational bicyclists and often bicycles can outnumber cars on the causeway.

Predevelopment flow direction of water from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay Source: U.S Geological Survey, The surface bedrock under the Miami area is called Miami oolite or Miami limestone This bedrock is covered by a thin layer of soil and is no more than 50 feet (15 m) thick Miami limestone formed as the result of the drastic changes in sea level associated with recent glacial periods or ice ages Beginning some 130,000 years ago the Sangamonian Stage raised sea levels to approximately 25 feet (8 m) above the current level All of southern Florida was covered by a shallow sea Several parallel lines of reef formed along the edge of the submerged Florida plateau stretching from the present Miami area to what is now the Dry Tortugas the area behind this reef line was in effect a large lagoon and the Miami limestone formed throughout the area from the deposition of oolites and the shells of bryozoans Starting about 100,000 years ago the Wisconsin glaciation began lowering sea levels exposing the floor of the lagoon by 15,000 years ago the sea level had dropped 300 to 350 feet (90 to 110 m) below the current level the sea level rose quickly after that stabilizing at the current level about 4,000 years ago leaving the mainland of South Florida just above sea level. . . Tequesta Wellington 56,508 38,216 Palm Beach 12 See also, Palm Beach State College (public). Florida's Turnpike Sarasota metropolitan area The term "Aethiopian Ocean" derived from Ancient Ethiopia was applied to the Southern Atlantic as late as the mid-19th century During the Age of Discovery the Atlantic was also known to English cartographers as the Great Western Ocean.