95% of its area is water; it protects the northern end of the Florida Reef, the third largest coral reef system in the world
Area
700 km²
Declared in
1980
Region
Florida (USA)
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Mediterráneo, Polar / frío
Best time
It depends on the region
Highlight
95% of its area is water; it protects the northern end of the Florida Reef, the third largest coral reef system in the world
Declared in 1980, Biscayne is one of the United States national parks with the highest proportion of water, close to 95% of its total area, and it protects the northern end of the Florida Reef, the third most extensive coral reef system in the world after Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Mesoamerican Reef. Within its boundaries stands Stiltsville, a group of historic houses built on piles out in open water between the 1930s and the 1960s, kept today as an architectural curiosity inside the park.
Location
See on the interactive map4 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
138 species documented in Biscayne
At conservation risk:Cocodrilo americano,Tortuga boba,Tortuga carey,Tortuga verde,Aguja azul del Atlántico,Anguila americana,Cangrejo bayoneta americano,Chucho pintado,Coral cerebro estriado,Manatí de Florida,Mero guasa,Pargo del Golfoand 10 more
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernÁguila pescadora
Pandion haliaetus
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
VulnerableCocodrilo americano
Crocodylus acutus
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Least ConcernPelícano pardo
Pelecanus occidentalis
VulnerableTortuga boba
Caretta caretta
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Ibis blanco
Eudocimus albus
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Aguja azul del Atlántico
Makaira nigricans
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in United States, where Biscayne lies.
Experiences in this park
Nearby dive sites
Where can I dive near here?
Neptune Memorial Reef (Miami)
23 km away
Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo)
43 km away
Rainbow Reef (Key Largo)
48 km away
USS Spiegel Grove
49 km away
Wildlife you can see now
What is worth watching this month in United States?
Least ConcernBrown Bear
Ursus arctos
Ahora es buena época: Osos pardos pescando salmón en Brooks Falls (Junio a septiembre (pico en julio))
Least ConcernSockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Ahora es buena época: Osos pardos pescando salmón en Brooks Falls (Junio a septiembre (pico en julio))
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