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The Dry Tortugas Ferry to Fort Jefferson is a visitor attraction in Key West, Florida. Service is provided by the Yankee Freedom III , a high-speed Incat -designed catamaran that takes visitors on the almost 70-mile (110 km) trip out to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park .
Fort Jefferson is a former U.S. military coastal fortress in the Dry Tortugas National Park of Florida. It is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas, [2] [3] covering 16 acres (6.5 ha) and made with over 16 million bricks. [4]
Dry Tortugas National Park is a national park of the United States located about 68 miles (109 km) west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, in the United States. The park preserves Fort Jefferson and the several Dry Tortugas islands, the westernmost and most isolated of the Florida Keys .
Dry Tortugas National Park spans 100 square miles, 99% of which are water. It's a paradise for snorkeling and scuba diving. Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon came across the islands in 1513 and ...
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In the Dry Tortugas: Lois Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Long Key: Monroe In the middle Florida Keys Longboat Key: 16 square miles (41 km 2) Sarasota (part) Manatee (part) Barrier island Long Point Key: Monroe In the middle Florida Keys Lovers Key: Lee Barrier island Lower Matecumbe Key: Monroe In the upper Florida Keys Makinson Island ...
U.S. researchers have concluded that the 17th-century remains of sunken British warship HMS Tyger rest below the surface in Dry Tortugas National Park.
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. [3] [4] [5] Despite being uninhabited, the island receives visitors, such as day visitors and campers. [3]