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Loggerhead Key is an uninhabited tropical island within the Dry Tortugas group of islands in the Gulf of Mexico. [3] At approximately 49 acres (19.8 hectares) in size, it is the largest island of the Dry Tortugas.
The Dry Tortugas lighthouse, 46 m (151 ft) high, is on this island. Garden Key, with Fort Jefferson and the inactive Garden Key lighthouse (20 m (66 ft)). It is 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Loggerhead Key. Garden Key is the second largest island in the chain, at 400 by 500 m (1,300 by 1,600 ft) in size, with an area of 17 hectares (42 acres).
The Dry Tortugas Light is a lighthouse located on Loggerhead Key, three miles west of Fort Jefferson, Florida. [1] [2] It was taken out of operation in 2015. It has also been called the Loggerhead Lighthouse. It has been said to be "a greater distance from the mainland than any other light in the world." [3]
Loggerhead and leatherback turtles nest on the beaches here and paperfish, frogfish and anemones thrive along its coral-encrusted seabed. It’s even home to a fish species once thought to be ...
Barrier island Little Mullet Key: 5.86 ha; 14.5 acres Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Little Talbot Island: 3.9 square miles (10 km 2) Duval One of the Sea Islands Little Torch Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Loggerhead Key: 49 acres (20 ha) Monroe In the Dry Tortugas: Lois Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Long ...
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The Key Largo Woodrat is found only in the northern part of its namesake island and is a focus of management activities in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge. About 70 miles (110 km) west of Key West is Dry Tortugas National Park. The waters surrounding the Keys are part of a protected area known as the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.