Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts
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Tampa Bay, arm of the Gulf of Mexico, indenting the west coast of Florida, U.S., covering about 400 square miles (1,000 square km). The bay, shaped roughly like a crescent some 40 miles (65 km) long, is partly sheltered from the gulf on the west by the Pinellas Peninsula. The smaller Interbay
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts
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Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts
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Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts
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Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts
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Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts
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Tampa Bay, Florida, Map, & Facts