Santa Rosa Sound (via nearby bridges and causeways)

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Santa Rosa Sound is a narrow coastal body of water along the Florida Panhandle that separates the mainland from Santa Rosa Island and connects to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal water body
estuarine system
sound
borderedBy Okaloosa County, Florida
Santa Rosa County, Florida
connectedBy Choctawhatchee Bay
Pensacola Bay
connectsTo Gulf of Mexico
geomorphology narrow lagoon-like channel
hasEconomicActivity recreational fisheries
tourism
hasHabitat salt marshes
seagrass beds
hasNearbyBridgeOrCauseway Bob Sikes Bridge
Brooks Bridge
Navarre Beach Causeway
Pensacola Bay Bridge
hasNearbyCity Fort Walton Beach, Florida
linked to: Fort Walton Beach

Gulf Breeze, Florida
Navarre, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
hasNearbyIsland Santa Rosa Island
hasNearbyProtectedArea Gulf Islands National Seashore
hasWildlife dolphins
estuarine fish species
sea turtles
shorebirds
isPartOfCoast Emerald Coast
locatedIn Florida
Florida Panhandle
United States
managedBy state and local environmental agencies
orientation east–west
partOf Gulf of Mexico watershed
linked to: Gulf of Mexico

Intracoastal Waterway
Northern Gulf Coast estuaries
salinity variable
separatedFrom Gulf of Mexico by Santa Rosa Island
separates Florida mainland
linked to: Florida Peninsula

Santa Rosa Island
subjectTo coastal erosion processes
hurricane impacts
usedFor fishing
kayaking
recreational boating
wildlife observation
waterType brackish water

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U.S. Route 98 in Santa Rosa County, Florida crosses Santa Rosa Sound (via nearby bridges and causeways)