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Geography | |
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Location | Gulf of Mexico |
Coordinates | 25°05′34″N 80°52′47″W / 25.092773°N 80.879795°W / 25.092773; -80.879795 |
Archipelago | Florida Keys |
Adjacent to | Florida Straits |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Florida |
County | Monroe |
Palm Key is an island located in Florida Bay near latitude 25°7'N, and longitude 80°53'W, or about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of the town of Flamingo, Florida, United States. Naval charts show it to be a small oval-shaped island approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) in length. While it is now apparently uninhabited it was once inhabited by fishermen. It is mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
References
- Louis Stevenson, Robert (1883). Treasure Island. Cassell. p. 49. ISBN 9781781124086.
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