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Island in Monroe County, Florida
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Palm Key
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Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates25°05′34″N 80°52′47″W / 25.092773°N 80.879795°W / 25.092773; -80.879795
ArchipelagoFlorida Keys
Adjacent toFlorida Straits
Administration
 United States
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe

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

  1. Louis Stevenson, Robert (1883). Treasure Island. Cassell. p. 49. ISBN 9781781124086.


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