St. Joseph Peninsula
St. Joseph Peninsula, Florida.
The St. Joseph Peninsula is located in Gulf County, Florida, in the panhandle of Florida, at coordinates 29°42′55″N 85°23′05″W / 29.71528°N 85.38472°W. It is a 15-mile long spit, extending northward from Cape San Blas between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and St. Joseph Bay to the east. It is 6 miles west of Port St. Joe at its closest point. The peninsula is also known as St. Joseph Spit.
The northern end of the peninsula is known as St. Joseph Point. The peninsula comprises St. Joseph Peninsula State Park.
See also
- Thermoluminescence sand-migration analysis of St. Joseph Peninsula
References
- USGS Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report - Saint Joseph Peninsula - retrieved February 17, 2006
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