Tampa Bay

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Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the western coast of Florida, made up of Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, and the New Tampa Bay. It is bounded by Manatee County on the south, Pinellas County on the west, and Hillsborough County, Florida on the east. Three prominent cities are located along the shores of the bay, Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge crosses the mouth of Tampa Bay.

[edit] Bridges that Cross Tampa Bay

• Sunshine Skyway Bridge
• Gandy Bridge
• Howard Frankland Bridge
• Courtney Campbell Causeway
• Clearwater Bayside Bridge

[edit] Other uses of the name, Tampa Bay

The term "Tampa Bay" is also informally used as the name of the entire metropolitan area encompassing Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and several smaller cities. The Tampa Bay Area settlers were originally from Cuba and Italy. The Native Americans from this region are known as Seminoles. A town in Pinellas County, named Seminole, Florida, was subsequently named after the Native Americans who lived in the region.

[edit] See also

• Battle of Tampa, an American Civil War naval battle in Tampa Bay.
• International Arts and Film Foundation (Official Site)

[edit] Professional sports teams

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a National Football League team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers, or Bucs as they are nicknamed, were the 2002 Super Bowl Champions.
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays, a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
• Tampa Bay Lightning, a National Hockey League team based in Tampa. The Lightning were the 2004 Stanley Cup Champions.
• Tampa Bay Storm, an Arena Football League team.
• Tampa Bay Bandits, a franchise of the defunct United States Football League.
• Tampa Bay Rowdies, a defunct Tampa-based soccer team.
• Tampa Bay Mutiny, a defunct MLS team.

[edit] External links

• The Tampa Bay Area Start Page - Local news, weather, sports, business, and links.
• ClearwaterCentral.com (Clearwater Florida Real Estate, Jobs, Schools, Maps, etc.)