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Estero Island is an island located in Lee County, Florida, on the Gulf coast of Southwest Florida. It is bordered by San Carlos Island to the north and Big Carlos ...
Fort Myers Beach is a town located on the north end of Estero Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. The town is on the Gulf of Mexico and is accessed from the mainland by a bridge over Estero Bay. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was officially incorporated on December 31, 1995.
Historically and culturally, the heart of Estero is the spring-fed Estero River, which flows to Estero Bay. Some of the earliest settlers of the area (notably the Alvarez, Fernandez, Johnson, and Soto families) were fishing families that lived on Mound Key, a mangrove-ringed island that dominates Estero Bay. During the early 20th century, these ...
The bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, is long and very shallow and covers about 15 square miles (39 km 2). Estero Bay is bordered on the west by a chain of barrier islands: Estero Island, Long Key, Lovers Key, Black Island, Big Hickory Island, and Little Hickory Island. Four outlets give access to the Gulf of Mexico: (from north to south ...
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The Estero River, in Southwest Florida, is 6.52 miles long.It flows west and spills into Estero Bay estuary. The Estero River has abundant wildlife and is an important habitat for endangered species such as the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli), [2] gray bat (Myotis grisescens), and the whooping crane (Grus americana) among others.
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Island in the Gulf of Mexico Munyon Island: Palm Beach In Lake Worth Lagoon No Name Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys North Captiva Island: 4 square miles (10 km 2) Lee County Barrier island North Hutchinson Island/ Orchid Island 23.86 square miles (61.8 km 2) Indian River (part) St. Lucie (part) Barrier island Ohio Key: Monroe In the lower ...