Shark Key | |
Nickname: | --> |
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.