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The Ponce de León Inlet is a natural opening in the barrier islands
Bar (landform)

A shoal or sandbar is a somewhat linear landform within or extending into a body of water, typically composed of sand, silt or small pebbles....
 in northern Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 that connects the north end of the Mosquito Lagoon
Mosquito Lagoon

Mosquito Lagoon is part of the Indian River Lagoon system and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It extends from Ponce de Le?n Inlet in Volusia County, Florida, to the north end of Merritt Island....
 and the south end of the Halifax River
Halifax River

The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was named after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax....
 to the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
. It is the site of the town of Ponce Inlet, Florida
Ponce Inlet, Florida

Ponce Inlet is a town in Volusia County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 2,513 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
 and the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light

The lighthouse at Ponce de Leon Inlet, at 175 feet in height, is the tallest lighthouse in Florida and the one of the tallest in the United States . It is located between St....
. The inlet is maintained by the Ponce de Leon Inlet & Port District, a Division of the Volusia County, Florida
Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 496,575 . Although Daytona Beach, Florida is Volusia County's best-known city, its county seat is DeLand, Florida, and its most populous city is currently Deltona, Florida....
 government.

The inlet originally was named Mosquito Inlet. In 1927 the Florida Legislature changed the name from Mosquito Inlet to Ponce de Leon Inlet.






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The Ponce de León Inlet is a natural opening in the barrier islands
Bar (landform)

A shoal or sandbar is a somewhat linear landform within or extending into a body of water, typically composed of sand, silt or small pebbles....
 in northern Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 that connects the north end of the Mosquito Lagoon
Mosquito Lagoon

Mosquito Lagoon is part of the Indian River Lagoon system and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It extends from Ponce de Le?n Inlet in Volusia County, Florida, to the north end of Merritt Island....
 and the south end of the Halifax River
Halifax River

The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was named after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax....
 to the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
. It is the site of the town of Ponce Inlet, Florida
Ponce Inlet, Florida

Ponce Inlet is a town in Volusia County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 2,513 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
 and the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light

The lighthouse at Ponce de Leon Inlet, at 175 feet in height, is the tallest lighthouse in Florida and the one of the tallest in the United States . It is located between St....
. The inlet is maintained by the Ponce de Leon Inlet & Port District, a Division of the Volusia County, Florida
Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 496,575 . Although Daytona Beach, Florida is Volusia County's best-known city, its county seat is DeLand, Florida, and its most populous city is currently Deltona, Florida....
 government.

The inlet originally was named Mosquito Inlet. In 1927 the Florida Legislature changed the name from Mosquito Inlet to Ponce de Leon Inlet. There was precedent for the change. Mosquito County had long before become Orange County
Orange County, Florida

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 1,066,113....
, and the Mosquito River had become the Halifax River. Only the Mosquito Lagoon has kept its old name.

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