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Fort Lauderdale, abbreviated Ft. Lauderdale, and known as the "Venice of America", due to its extensive and intricate system of canals, is a city located in Broward County, in the US state of Florida.

Ft. Lauderdale is named for a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War; however, development of the city did not begin until 50 years after the war ended and the forts were abandoned. Three forts called Fort Lauderdale were built; the first of them next to the New River; the second in Tarpon Bend, in what is now the Sailboat Bend neighborhood; and the third near the Bahía de Mar Marina. All of them took their name from Major William Lauderdale, commander of the detachment in charge of building the first fortress.

Fort Lauderdale has a total area of ​​99.9 km², of which 90.04 km² corresponds to land and (9.87%) 9.86 km² is water. The city of Fort Lauderdale is located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean , has 7 miles (11 km) of beach.