Rodriguez Key Explained

Rodriguez Key
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Pushpin Map:Florida#Caribbean
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Rodriguez Key
Location:Atlantic Ocean
Length Km:1.52
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Florida
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:County
Country Admin Divisions 1:Monroe
Population:0

Rodriguez Key is an uninhabited island in the upper Florida Keys. It is located east of Key Largo.

The island is covered by mangrove forests, including the species Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia nitida, and Laguncularia racemosa.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Lidz, B.H., Shinn, E.A., Hansen, M.E., Halley, R.B., Harris, M.W., Locker, S.D., and Hine, A.C., 1997. Maps showing sedimentary and biological environments, depth to Pleistocene bedrock, and Holocene sediment and reef thickness from Molasses Reef to Elbow Reef, Key Largo, South Florida. U.S. Geological Survey. Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-2505.