Florida
is a U.S. state located in the southeastern
United States. It was named by Juan
Ponce de León, who landed on
the coast on April 2, 1513, during
Pascua Florida (Spanish for "Flowery
Easter," referring to the Easter
season).Florida is situated mostly
on a large peninsula between the Gulf
of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and
the Straits of Florida. It extends
to the northwest into a panhandle,
extending along the northern Gulf
of Mexico. It is bordered on the north
by the states of Georgia and Alabama,
and on the west, at the end of the
panhandle, by Alabama. It is near
the countries of the Caribbean, particularly
the Bahamas and Cuba.
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