Palm Island is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach on a

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; just south of Hibiscus Island. It is a residential neighborhood with high property values, solely accessible by land via the

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. The entire island has an area of .

Education

Palm Island is zoned to schools in the

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...

. Zoned schools include: * South Pointe Elementary School * Nautilus Middle School *

Miami Beach High School Miami Beach Senior High School (Beach High, MBSH) is a secondary school located at 2231 Prairie Avenue Miami Beach, Florida, across from the Miami Beach Convention Center and Botanical Garden. It is located at the corner of Prairie Avenue and D ...

Notable people

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* Al Capone *

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* Barbara Walters * Bryan "Birdman" Williams

Gallery

Image:Palm Island from Hibiscus Island.jpg, Palm Island as seen from Hibiscus Island Image:Bridge connecting Palm Island and Hibiscus Island.jpg, Bridge connecting Hibiscus & Palm Islands

References

* ''Florida Atlas & Gazetteer'' (Third ed.) (1989). Freeport, ME: DeLorme Mapping.

External links

Location of Palm Island
Artificial islands of Florida Islands of Miami Beach, Florida Islands of Florida {{MiamiDadeCountyFL-geo-stub