Palm Key Explained

Palm Key
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Pushpin Map:Florida#Caribbean
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Pushpin Map Caption:Palm Key
Coordinates:25.0928°N -80.8798°W
Location:Gulf of Mexico
Archipelago:Florida Keys
Waterbody:Florida Straits
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Florida
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:County
Country Admin Divisions 1:Monroe

Palm Key is an island located in Florida Bay near latitude 25°7'N, and longitude 80°53'W, or about southeast of the town of Flamingo, Florida, United States. Naval charts show it to be a small oval-shaped island approximately in length. While it is now apparently uninhabited it was once inhabited by fishermen. It is mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.[1]

References

  1. Book: Louis Stevenson, Robert . Treasure Island . . 1883 . 9781781124086 . 49 . en.