Santa Rosa Island (Florida) in the context of "Pensacola, Florida"

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⭐ Core Definition: Santa Rosa Island (Florida)

30°22′57″N 86°51′23″W / 30.38250°N 86.85639°W / 30.38250; -86.85639Santa Rosa Island is a 40-mile (64 km) barrier island located in the U.S. state of Florida, thirty miles (48 km) east of the Alabama state border. The communities of Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, and Okaloosa Island are located on the island. On the northern side of the island, are Pensacola Bay on the west (see map) and Choctawhatchee Bay on the east, joined through Santa Rosa Sound.

Santa Rosa Island has weathered numerous hurricanes and other tropical cyclones, including the hurricane of September 1559, Hurricane Erin and Hurricane Opal (both in 1995), Hurricane Ivan (2004), Hurricane Dennis (2005), Tropical Storm Claudette (2009), and the remnants of Hurricane Ida (2009).

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Santa Rosa Island (Florida) in the context of Pensacola

Pensacola (/ˌpɛnsəˈkoʊlə/ PEN-sə-KOH-lə) is a city in the Florida panhandle in the United States. It is the county seat and only city in Escambia County. The population was 54,312 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Pensacola metropolitan area, which had 509,905 residents in the 2020 census.

Pensacola was first settled by the Spanish Empire in 1559, antedating the establishment of St. Augustine by six years, but was abandoned due to a significant hurricane and not resettled until 1698. Pensacola is a seaport on Pensacola Bay, which is protected by the barrier island of Santa Rosa and connects to the Gulf of Mexico. A large United States Naval Air Station, the first in the United States, is located in Pensacola. It is the base of the Blue Angels flight-demonstration team and the National Naval Aviation Museum. The University of West Florida is situated north of the city center.

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← Pensacola ← Pensacola, Florida
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Pensacola, Florida → Barrier island → U.S. state → Florida → Alabama → Pensacola Beach, Florida → Navarre, Florida → Okaloosa Island → Pensacola Bay → Choctawhatchee Bay → Santa Rosa Sound → Tropical cyclones → Hurricane Erin (1995) → Hurricane Opal → Hurricane Ivan → Hurricane Dennis → Tropical Storm Claudette (2009) → Hurricane Ida (2009) →