Jungle Queen Dinner cruise at Fort Lauderdale Florida USA
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Brenda Kean / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BT8691File size:
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3563 x 4750 px | 30.2 x 40.2 cm | 11.9 x 15.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 May 2010Location:
Fort Lauderdale Florida USAMore information:
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to over 5, 413, 212 people. The city is a popular tourist destination, Fort Lauderdale is sometimes known as the "Venice of America" because of its expansive and intricate canal system. The city is a major yachting center, with 42, 000 resident yachts and 100 marinas and boatyards. The city sits 23 miles north of Miami, Florida. Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding area host over 4100 restaurants and 120 nightclubs. Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War. The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale, who was the commander of the detachment of soldiers who built the first fort. However, development of the city did not begin until 50 years after the forts were abandoned at the end of the conflict. Three forts named "Fort Lauderdale" were constructed; the first was at the fork of the New River, the second at Tarpon Bend, in what is now known as the Sailboat Bend neighborhood, and the third near the site of the Bahia Mar Marina.