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Key West is the driest city in Florida, and most of the Florida Keys can become quite dry at the height of the dry season. Some of the more exposed vegetation in the keys is scrub , stunted due to the intense sun, quick draining sandy soil, and arid winter climate.
Looe Key is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the south of Big Pine Key. This reef is within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA). Part of Looe Key is designated as "Research Only," an area which protects some of the patch reefs landward of the main reef.
The Florida Keys is one of the state’s best tourist destinations for visitors who want to soak up Florida’s natural beauty and laid-back island lifestyle.
The Molasses Keys are a small group of islands in the Florida Keys. Located a quarter mile south of the Seven Mile Bridge, 4 miles west of Marathon, and a mile and a half east of Money Key, [1] it is a frequented boating and camping spot. There are four islands, three are always above water, two of which are able to be walked on.
The island which is marked on current navigation charts as Little Duck Key is part of a very confusing name history of all the islands located on and near the highway between Pigeon Key and Bahia Honda Key. The key was always known locally as Pacet Key and was given the name Little Duck Key during the construction of the Overseas Railroad. It ...
Summerland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys [2] about 20 miles (32 km) east of Key West; it contains an unincorporated community of Monroe County of the same name. U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway ) crosses the island at approximately mile markers 24–25.5, between Ramrod Key and Cudjoe Key .
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The northernmost key is the largest and has a strip of sandy beach free of mangrove. In the past it was known as "Entrance Key". It surrounds the lagoon in the north and east. Adjoining in the south are smaller keys such as Gull Keys, Mooney Harbor Key, and finally about four unnamed keys in the southwest corner of the group.