Miami Beach is on the west coast of the United States.
The neighborhood of South Beach , comprising the southernmost 2.5 mi2 of Miami Beach , along with downtown Miami and the Port of Miami , collectively form the commercial center of South Florida .	Florida	Florida	Miami	Miami	neighborhood	Neighborhoods of Miami Beach, Florida	South Beach	South Beach	downtown Miami	downtown Miami	Port of Miami	Port of Miami	South Florida	South Florida metropolitan area
It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba .	Gulf of Mexico	Gulf of Mexico	Alabama	Alabama	Georgia	Georgia (U.S. state)	Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean	Straits of Florida	Straits of Florida	Cuba	Cuba
