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The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, designated on December 28, 1990, [2] was the ninth national marine sanctuary to be established. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary protects approximately 2,900 square nautical miles (9,947 km 2; 3,840 sq mi) of coastal and ocean waters from the estuarine waters of South Florida along the ...
The Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary was a National Marine Sanctuary in the waters in the Florida Keys in Florida in the United States that existed from 1981 to 1990. [1] It protected Looe Key, a coral reef south of Big Pine Key. In 1990, it was subsumed by the new Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which included its waters.
Counties in yellow follow eastern time. Counties with a checkerboard pattern have areas that follow both time zones. Entering Gulf County / Entering Eastern Time Zone. Most of Florida is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC−05:00, DST UTC−04:00). The following parts of the Florida panhandle in northwest Florida are in the Central Time Zone (UTC− ...
English: Map of current de facto time zones. The map reflects the time actually observed in each location, regardless of legality. ... Restructured code to allow ...
Map of the southern portion of Biscayne Bay; The northern entrance to Hawk Channel can be seen directly east of Elliot Key within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The channel runs systemically with the Florida Current pushing water northward from the Atlantic with a velocity of 1.8 m/s (3.5 kn) and a mean transport of 30 Sv.
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Pacific: 1,286 sq mi (3,331 km 2) May 24, 1989 [10] Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico: 3,840 sq mi (9,946 km 2) November 16, 1990 [13] [14] Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary: Gulf of Mexico: 160 sq mi (414 km 2) January 17, 1992 [10] Gray's Reef National Marine ...
Sombrero Key [1] is a coral reef in the Florida Reef. It lies to the south of Vaca Key. The reef lies within the Sombrero Key Sanctuary Preservation Area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. [2] The Spanish called the reef Cayo Sombrero. As part of the reef was above water at low tide, it was also called "Dry Bank". [3]
French Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.It lies 11 kilometres (5.9 nmi; 6.8 mi) southeast of Key Largo, within the Key Largo Existing Management Area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which is immediately to the east of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.