Shark Key Explained

Shark Key
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Pushpin Map:Florida#Caribbean
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Shark Key
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

Shark Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about east of Key West.

It is located north of, and connected to, U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) at approximately mile marker 11.5, between the Saddlebunch Keys and Big Coppitt Key. It is part of the census-designated place of Big Coppitt Key, Florida.[1]

Its earlier name was Stark Key.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080614124429/http://www.sharkkeyflorida.com/shark-key-map.html Shark Key map