Santa Rosa Island, Florida

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Santa Rosa Island, Florida is a barrier island along the Gulf Coast known for its white-sand beaches, coastal communities like Pensacola Beach, and protected natural areas.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Santa Rosa Island, Florida canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island
adjacentTo Choctawhatchee Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Pensacola Bay
Santa Rosa Sound
connectedBy Bob Sikes Bridge
Destin–Fort Walton Beach bridges (eastern continuation via Okaloosa Island)
Navarre Beach Causeway
Pensacola Beach Bridge
country United States of America
governedBy Escambia County government
Santa Rosa County government
hasActivity birdwatching
camping (Fort Pickens campground)
scuba diving
sea turtle monitoring (seasonal)
snorkeling
surfing
swimming
hasEcosystem coastal dune ecosystem
maritime forest ecosystem
salt marsh ecosystem
seagrass beds (adjacent bays)
hasFeature back-barrier bays
coastal scrub habitat
coastal wetlands
dune systems
inlet systems
longshore currents
primary dunes
sand spits
sea turtle nesting habitat
secondary dunes
shorebird nesting habitat
white sand beaches
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Santa Rosa Island (American Civil War)
hasHistoricalUse coastal defense
military fortifications
navigation aid sites
hasLandmark Advanced Redoubt of Fort Barrancas (nearby defense system)
linked to: Fort Barrancas

Battery 234
Battery Cooper
Battery Cullum
Battery Langdon
Battery Payne
Battery Sevier
Battery Van Swearingen
Battery Worth
Fort McRee (historic site)
linked to: Fort McRee

Fort Pickens
Navarre Beach Fishing Pier
Opal Beach Pavilion
Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier
Pensacola Beach Pier
Pensacola Beach Water Tower
hasNearbyCity Fort Walton Beach, Florida
linked to: Fort Walton Beach

Gulf Breeze, Florida
Navarre, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
hasProtectedArea Fort Pickens Area, Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Naval Live Oaks Area, Gulf Islands National Seashore
Santa Rosa Area, Gulf Islands National Seashore
hasSettlement Navarre Beach, Florida
linked to: Navarre Beach

Opal Beach
Pensacola Beach, Florida
linked to: Pensacola Beach
locatedIn Florida
Florida Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
managedBy National Park Service (for Gulf Islands National Seashore areas)
Santa Rosa Island Authority (Escambia County)
partOf Escambia County, Florida
Gulf Islands barrier island chain
linked to: Gulf Islands

Santa Rosa County, Florida
subjectTo coastal erosion
hurricanes
storm surge
tropical storms
usedFor boating
fishing
military training (historically and nearby)
recreation
tourism
wildlife observation

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santa Rosa Island Authority regionServed Santa Rosa Island, Florida
Hurricane Dennis madeLandfallIn Santa Rosa Island, Florida
subject linked to: Dennis
Battle of Santa Rosa Island location Santa Rosa Island, Florida