St. Teresa, Florida

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St. Teresa, Florida
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St.
Teresa
Coordinates: 29°55′51″N84°27′15″W / 29.93083°N 84.45417°W / 29.93083; -84.45417
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County Franklin
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 850
GNIS feature ID308409 [1]

St. Teresa is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Florida, United States. [1] It is located along U.S. Route 98, on St. James Island and the Gulf of Mexico. It is home to Florida State University's Coastal and Marine Laboratory, an oceanic research facility established in 1949. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "St. Teresa, Florida". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. https://marinelab.fsu.edu/about/fsucml-history/