<P> Much of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Straits of Florida . Spanning two time zones , it extends to the northwest into a panhandle along the northern Gulf of Mexico . It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and Alabama , and on the west , at the end of the panhandle , by Alabama . It is near The Bahamas and several Caribbean countries , particularly Cuba . Florida has 131 public airports , and more than 700 private airports , airstrips , heliports , and seaplane bases . Florida is one of the largest states east of the Mississippi River , and only Alaska and Michigan are larger in water area . </P>
<P> Much of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Straits of Florida . Spanning two time zones , it extends to the northwest into a panhandle along the northern Gulf of Mexico . It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and Alabama , and on the west , at the end of the panhandle , by Alabama . It is near The Bahamas and several Caribbean countries , particularly Cuba . Florida has 131 public airports , and more than 700 private airports , airstrips , heliports , and seaplane bases . Florida is one of the largest states east of the Mississippi River , and only Alaska and Michigan are larger in water area . </P>
where is the florida peninsula located on a map
where is the florida peninsula located on a map
between the Gulf of Mexico , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Straits of Florida
between the Gulf of Mexico , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Straits of Florida