Miami Beach is located in southeastern Florida, on a long, narrow island (and adjacent islets) between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, near the city of Miami. Miami Beach is a world-famous, year-round resort, with palatial oceanfront hotels, ornate nightclubs, and extensive sand beaches. Causeways link it with the mainland. A 2005 real estate survey has estimated the population of Miami Beach, Florida at 87,925.