peninsula

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  Gulf Breeze is located between Pensacola on the north and Santa Rosa Island on the south.
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  Magnolia trees bloom in the summer with large white waxy flowers.
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  Barrier beaches are one of the world's most restless landforms. As can be seen above the tress are growing on shifting sand which looks like snow.
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  The sand pine forest is located on the sound side of the key on older dunes.
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  Ridges of old dunes form hills and valleys through the forest.
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  In contrast to the species of pine shown below, the sand pine is much shorter. Its form can be twisted with lower branches growing close to the ground.
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  The overstory in some locations is composed of an older growth of short-leafed pine tree.
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  Saw palmettos form a dense groundcover in part of this forest community.
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  The home is located at the end of a peninsula. The photograph was taken at low tide