La Gorce Island is an island within the city of Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located in Biscayne Bay in the La Gorce neighborhood, in the area of the city referred to as North Beach.^[1] The island and surrounding La Gorce neighborhood were named after Miami Beach developer Carl Fisher’s close friend, John Oliver La Gorce, a renowned explorer, author, and president of the National Geographic Society.^[2]