Arsenicker Keys Explained

The Arsenicker Keys or Arsnicker Keys may refer to any one of three groups of islands in southern Florida, in the United States. "Arsenicker", or "Arsnicker", is a corruption of "Marsh sneaker", a name used by Bahamians for the Great Blue Heron.^[1]

In Biscayne Bay

The Arsenicker Keys (25.3939°N -80.2978°W) are a group of islands at the southern end of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County. They are located within Biscayne National Park.^{[2] [3]} The group includes:

• Arsenicker Key. (25.3971°N -80.2864°W) The island was formerly called North Arsnicker Key.^[4]
• East Arsenicker Key. (25.3759°N -80.2884°W)
• Long Arsenicker Key. (25.3804°N -80.2953°W)^[5]
• West Arsenicker Key. (25.4053°N -80.3017°W)

Ibis, herons, and cormorants nest on the Arsenicker keys, and frigatebirds roost there seasonally.^[6] Arsenicker Key and West Arsenicker Key, and the waters out to 300 feet surrounding those islands, are closed to all entry by the public to protect the nesting sites.^[7]

In Florida Bay

The Upper Arsnicker Keys (25.5553°N -80.494°W) are a group of islands in Florida Bay, in Monroe County, seven miles north of Long Key in the Florida Keys. The island group was known as the Cooper Islands in the 18th century.^[1] The group includes Center Key.^[8]

The Lower Arsnicker Keys (24.5514°N -80.4936°W) are another group of islands in Florida Bay.

External links

• Web site: Nautical Chart 11451: Miami to Marathon and Florida Bay. February 4, 2021. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Upper Arsnicker Keys. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100627065016/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr170.htm . 2010-06-27 . February 9, 2021. Key Names.
2. Book: Your Guide to the National Parks. 2012. Stone Road Press. 978-1-62128-000-2. 120.
3. Web site: January 15, 2013. Geographic Response Plan Map: SFL-43. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120080615/https://ocean.floridamarine.org/acp/miaacp/maps/GRP_Maps/SFL-43.pdf . 2022-01-20 . February 4, 2021. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
4. Web site: Arsnicker Key. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100627163603/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr12.htm . 2010-06-27 . February 4, 2021. Key Names.
5. Web site: Long Arsnicker Key. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100627085249/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr13.htm . 2010-06-27 . February 4, 2021. Key Names.
6. Roessler. Martin A.. Beardsley. Gary L.. Fall 1974. Biscayne Bay: Its Environment and Problems. Florida Scientist. 37. 4 . 197. 24320112.
7. Web site: February 23, 2017 . Compendium of Designations, Closures, Requests, Requirements and Other Restrictions Imposed Under the Discretionary Authority of the Superintendent . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128144649/https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/management/upload/BISC-SUPT-COMPENDIUM-Complete.pdf . November 28, 2022 . Biscayne National Park . 19.
8. Web site: Center Key. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100627053644/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr169.htm . 2010-06-27 . February 9, 2021. Key Names.