Florida Platform

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The Florida Platform is a broad, shallow carbonate shelf underlying much of the Florida Peninsula and surrounding waters, forming the foundation for extensive reef systems and marine habitats in the region.

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Florida Platform canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carbonate platform
continental shelf feature
geologic province
adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
associatedWith karst development in Florida
sinkhole formation in Florida
boundedBy Bahama Platform
De Soto Canyon
Florida Escarpment
composedPrimarilyOf dolostone
limestone
continuedDevelopmentDuring Cenozoic
Cretaceous
developedFrom Jurassic carbonate deposition
extendsBeneath Everglades
Tampa Bay region
linked to: Tampa Bay area

south Florida shelf
formsFoundationFor Florida Peninsula topography
south Florida aquifer systems
geologicAge Cenozoic
Mesozoic
hasCharacteristic broad
shallow
submerged carbonate shelf
hasReliefFeature Florida Escarpment
importantFor coastal ecosystems of Florida
fisheries habitats
hydrogeology of Florida
locatedIn Florida Peninsula
Straits of Florida
eastern Gulf of Mexico
linked to: Gulf of Mexico

western Atlantic Ocean
origin passive margin carbonate system
overlies basement rocks of the North American Plate
partOf North American continental margin
subjectOfStudyIn carbonate sedimentology
marine geology
sequence stratigraphy
supports Florida Keys coral reef system
linked to: Florida Reef Tract

Florida Reef Tract
extensive seagrass beds
shallow marine habitats
tectonicSetting passive continental margin
thickness several kilometers of carbonate sediments
underlies Florida Keys
Florida Peninsula
south Florida shelf

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Florida Reef Tract geologicalSetting Florida Platform