
List of islands of Florida
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This is a list of islands of Florida.
- Amelia IslandAmelia IslandAmelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is long and approximately 4 miles wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated off the coast in Nassau County,...
- Anastasia IslandAnastasia IslandAnastasia Island is a barrier island which is approximately long located off the northeast Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States. The island is located east and southeast of St. Augustine. It is separated from the mainland by the Matanzas River, part of the Intracoastal waterway, Matanzas...
- Anna Maria IslandAnna Maria IslandAnna Maria Island, sometimes called Anna Maria Key, is a barrier island on the coast of Manatee County, Florida in the United States. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico, on the south by Longboat Pass , on the east by Anna Maria Sound, and on the north by Tampa Bay. Anna Maria Island...
- Caladesi Island
- Captiva IslandCaptiva IslandCaptiva Island is an island in Lee County in southwest Florida, located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.-History:According to local folklore, Captiva got its name because the pirate captain José Gaspar held his female prisoners on the island for ransom or worse...
- City Island (Daytona Beach, Florida)City Island (Daytona Beach, Florida)City Island, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, is an island in the Halifax River between mainland Florida and the barrier islands/outer banks...
- Okaloosa IslandOkaloosa IslandOkaloosa Island is a regionally used term for a small section of larger Santa Rosa Island located in Okaloosa County, Florida. Okaloosa Island is home to hundreds of residential homes, high rise condominiums and major hotels and motels. The area is unincorporated and uses Fort Walton Beach as a...
- Florida KeysFlorida KeysThe Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
- Upper keys
- Keys in Biscayne National ParkBiscayne National ParkBiscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, due east of Homestead. The park preserves Biscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. Ninety-five percent of the park is water. In addition, the shore of the bay is the location of an extensive...
(accessible only by boat) in Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
- Transitional keys
- Soldier KeySoldier KeySoldier Key is an island in Biscayne National Park in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is located between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, about three miles north of the Ragged Keys, five miles south of Cape Florida on Key Biscayne, seven-and-a-half miles east of the mainland and three miles west...
- Ragged KeysRagged KeysRagged Keys are small islands north of the upper Florida Keys.They are located in Biscayne Bay, just north of Sands Key.Earlier names for these islands were "Knox Island", "Laurence Island", "Los Paradisos", "Mascaras", "Mucaras", "Mucasas", "Pollock Island" and "Soldiers Island".Bernard Romans,...
- Boca Chita KeyBoca Chita KeyBoca Chita Key is an island north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.It is located in Biscayne Bay, just north of Sands Key....
- Sands KeySands KeySands Key is an island north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.It is located in lower Biscayne Bay, between Elliott Key and Boca Chita Key.-History:...
- Soldier Key
- True Florida keys, exposed ancient coral reefs
- Elliott KeyElliott KeyElliott Key is the northernmost of the true Florida Keys , and the largest key north of Key Largo. It is located entirely within Biscayne National Park, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, east of Homestead, Florida...
- Adams KeyAdams KeyAdams Key is an island north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.It is located west of the southern tip of Elliott Key, on the north side of Caesar Creek in the lower part of Biscayne Bay.-History:...
- Reid KeyReid KeyReid Key is a small island north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.It is located in southern Biscayne Bay, just north of Old Rhodes Key and Totten Key, just east of the southern tip of Elliott Key, and in between the Rubicon Keys and Porgy Key...
- Rubicon KeysRubicon KeysThe Rubicon Keys are two small islands north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. They are in Miami-Dade County, Florida.They are located in southern Biscayne Bay, just north of Old Rhodes Key and Totten Key, and just east of the southern tip of Elliott Key...
- Totten KeyTotten KeyTotten Key is an island of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.It is located in southern Biscayne Bay, just west of Old Rhodes Key.-History:...
- Old Rhodes KeyOld Rhodes KeyOld Rhodes Key is an island north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.It is located just north of Broad Creek in the lower part of Biscayne Bay.-History:...
- Elliott Key
- Transitional keys
- Keys in Monroe CountyMonroe County, FloridaMonroe County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 79,589. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county was 74,737....
- Key LargoKey LargoKey Largo is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and, at long, the largest of the Keys. It is also the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, and the northernmost of the Keys connected by U.S. Highway 1...
- Plantation KeyPlantation Key, FloridaPlantation Key, Florida is a former census-designated place on Plantation Key in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It was reported to have a population of 4,405 in 1990. It became part of the Village of Islamorada when the latter incorporated in 1997.-External links:*...
- Windley KeyWindley KeyWindley Key is an island in the upper Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile markers 84—85.5, between Plantation Key and Upper Matecumbe Key....
- Upper Matecumbe KeyUpper Matecumbe KeyUpper Matecumbe Key is an island in the upper Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile markers 79—83.5, between Windley Key and Lower Matecumbe Key....
- Lignumvitae KeyLignumvitae KeyLignumvitae Key is an island in the upper Florida Keys.It is located due north of, and less than one mile from the easternmost tip of Lower Matecumbe Key....
- Lower Matecumbe KeyLower Matecumbe KeyLower Matecumbe Key is an island in the upper Florida Keys.It is located on U.S. 1 between mile markers 75--78.All of the key is within the Village of Islamorada as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated....
- Key Largo
- Keys in Biscayne National Park
- Middle keys
- Craig KeyCraig KeyCraig Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 72, between Lower Matecumbe Key and Fiesta Key.-History:...
- Fiesta KeyFiesta KeyFiesta Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys.It is connected via causeway to U.S. 1 at mile marker 70, near the eastern end of Long Key.First recorded as Jew-Fish Kay ....
- Long KeyLong KeyLong Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile markers 65.5--71, between Fiesta Key and Conch Key....
(formerly known as Rattlesnake Key) - Conch Key
- Duck KeyDuck Key, FloridaDuck Key is a census-designated place in Monroe County, Florida, on an island of the same name in the middle Florida Keys. The CDP also includes the neighboring island of Conch Key. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 443.-Geography:...
- Grassy KeyGrassy KeyGrassy Key, Florida is an island in the middle Florida Keys.It is located on U.S. 1 , at approximately mile markers 57—60, below the Conch Keys. It has an area of 3.65 km², with a population of 974 as of the census 2000....
- Crawl KeyCrawl KeyCrawl Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys.U.S. 1 traverses the key between Grassy Key and Long Point Key, which is part of a long stretch of road known as the Grassy Key Causeway....
- Long Point KeyLong Point KeyLong Point Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys.U.S. 1 traverses the key between Crawl Key and Fat Deer Key, which is part of a long stretch of road known as the Grassy Key Causeway....
- Fat Deer KeyFat Deer KeyFat Deer Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile markers 53.5-56, between Long Point Key and Key Vaca....
- Key VacaKey VacaKey Vaca is an island in the middle Florida Keys, located entirely within the borders of the city of Marathon, Florida. It is often incorrectly identified as "Marathon Key."- Geography :Key Vaca is located between Fat Deer Key and Knight's Key...
- Boot KeyBoot KeyBoot Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys located adjacent to Key Vaca. Boot Key is within the city limits of Marathon, Florida, USA. The island is largely undeveloped despite having a bridge spanning Boot Key Harbor to Key Vaca, which is now closed to pedestrian and vehicular...
- Knight's KeyKnight's KeyKnight's Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys, located entirely within the borders of the city of Marathon, Florida.-Geography:U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 47, at the western end of Key Vaca and eastern end of the Seven Mile Bridge.-History:Prior to the completion of...
- Pigeon KeyPigeon KeyPigeon Key is a historic district located on the small island of Pigeon Key in the lower Florida Keys. The island is named "Cayo Paloma" on many old Spanish charts...
- Craig Key
- Lower keys
- Little Duck KeyLittle Duck KeyLittle Duck Key is a small island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 40, just west of the Seven Mile Bridge...
- Missouri KeyMissouri KeyMissouri Key is a small island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39.5, between Ohio Key and Little Duck Key....
- Ohio KeyOhio KeyOhio Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39, between Missouri Key and Bahia Honda Key....
(also known as Sunshine Key) - Bahia Honda KeyBahia Honda KeyBahia Honda , is an island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S...
- Spanish Harbor Keys
- West Summerland KeyWest Summerland KeyScout Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys, previously known as West Summerland Key until 2010.The Key was renamed to reflect the two adjoining scout camps on it, Boy Scout Camp Sawyer and Girl Scout Camp Wesumkee. Camp Wesumkee is the site of the Winter Star Party, an annual gathering of...
- No Name KeyNo Name KeyNo Name Key is an island located in the lower Florida Keys in the United States. It is 3 miles from US 1 and sparsely populated with only 43 homes. It is a fairly small island in comparison to its neighbor, Big Pine Key, which lies about a half mile to its west...
- Big Pine KeyBig Pine Key, FloridaBig Pine Key is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, on an island of the same name in the Florida Keys. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 5,032.-Geography:...
- Little Torch KeyLittle Torch KeyLittle Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S. Route 1 , crosses the key at approximately mile markers 28—29...
- Middle Torch KeyMiddle Torch KeyMiddle Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.It is located between Ramrod Key and Little Torch Key.The southernmost tip of the key is on U.S. 1 , at approximately mile marker 28....
- Big Torch KeyBig Torch KeyBig Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.It is located to the north of Middle Torch Key, connected to it via a causeway.It is named for the Sea Torchwood , a native species of tree found on the island....
- Ramrod KeyRamrod KeyRamrod Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. Originally named Roberts Island, Ramrod Key was renamed for a ship named Ramrod, which was wrecked on a reef south of there in the early nineteenth century.-Description:...
- Summerland KeySummerland KeySummerland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys approximately 20 miles east of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the island at approximately mile markers 24—25.5, between Ramrod Key and Cudjoe Key. The name appears on U.S...
- Knockemdown KeyKnockemdown KeyKnockemdown Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys approximately east of Key West. It is northwest of Summerland Key, between Cudjoe Key and Big Torch Key.A managed by NOAA is located on the island....
- Cudjoe KeyCudjoe Key, FloridaCudjoe Key is a census-designated place in Monroe County, Florida, on an island of the same name in the lower Florida Keys. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,695.It was originally called Littleton Island....
- Sugarloaf KeySugarloaf KeySugarloaf Key is a single island in the lower Florida Keys that forms a loop on the Atlantic Ocean side giving the illusion of separate islands. Although frequently referred to simply and with technical accuracy as "Sugarloaf Key", this island contains two distinct island communities, known as...
- Park KeyPark KeyPark Key is an uninhabited island in the lower Florida Keys about 14 miles east of Key West. It is 1500 Meters long, and between 75 and 260 Meters wide . It measures 28,5 hectares in area....
- Lower Sugarloaf KeyLower Sugarloaf KeyLower Sugarloaf Key is the lower arm of an island known as Sugarloaf Key in the lower Florida Keys about 13 miles east of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile markers 16.5–17.5. Due to the routing of U.S...
- Saddlebunch KeysSaddlebunch KeysThe Saddlebunch Keys are a series of mangrove islands about 7 miles east of Key West, Florida.The keys are scattered between Lower Sugarloaf Key and Shark Key.U.S...
- Shark KeyShark KeyShark Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about 7 miles east of Key West.It is located north of, and connected to, U.S. 1 at approximately mile marker 11.5, between the Saddlebunch Keys and Big Coppitt Key...
- Geiger KeyGeiger KeyGeiger Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about east of Key West. It is located to the south of, and bridged to, Big Coppitt Key via Boca Chica Road at approximately mile marker 11 on U.S. 1 . It is home to the small trailer park community of Tamarac, Geiger Key Pub & Grill and Geiger Key...
- Big Coppitt KeyBig Coppitt Key, FloridaBig Coppitt Key is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, on an island of the same name in the lower Florida Keys. The CDP also includes the neighboring islands of Geiger Key and Shark Key. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 2,595. ...
- East Rockland KeyEast Rockland KeyEast Rockland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about 4 miles east of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the edge of the key at approximately mile markers 8-9.5, between Boca Chica Key and Big Coppitt Key....
- Rockland KeyRockland KeyRockland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about 4 miles east of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the edge of the key at approximately mile markers 8-9.5, between Boca Chica Key and Big Coppitt Key....
- Boca Chica KeyBoca Chica KeyBoca Chica Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys approximately 3 miles east of the island of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile markers 6.5—8, east of Key West....
- Key HavenKey HavenKey Haven is an unincorporated community on Raccoon Key, an island in the lower Florida Keys about a mile east of the island of Key West. It is a suburb of greater Key West, and houses approximately a thousand residents...
(Raccoon Key) - Stock IslandStock Island, FloridaStock Island is a census-designated place on an island of the same name in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,410 at the 2000 census. It is located on the portion of the island south of US-1. It is supposedly named for the herds of livestock formerly kept there...
- Key WestKey West, FloridaKey West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 , Sigsbee Park , Fleming Key , and Sunset Key...
- Sigsbee ParkSigsbee ParkSigsbee Park, also known as Dredgers Key, is an island about a half mile north of Key West island in the lower Florida Keys; administratively it is within the City of Key West, Florida, United States....
- Fleming KeyFleming KeyFleming Key is an island off the northwest corner of the island of Key West, Florida in the lower Florida Keys. It is roughly long by wide.It is connected to the island of Key West by the Fleming Key Bridge , having of clearance over Fleming Key Cut, a small channel.The island and bridge road...
- Sunset KeySunset KeySunset Key is a residential neighborhood and resort island in the City of Key West, Florida, United States. It is located about off the coast of the island of Key West. The island is privately held among its residents, one of which is the Key West Westin which operates a small number of guest...
- Wisteria IslandWisteria IslandWisteria Island, also known as Christmas Tree Island, is a federally owned, uninhabited island in the lower Florida Keys 645 yards northwest of the northwestern corner of the main island and City of Key West, Florida, Monroe County, United States...
- the Marquesas KeysMarquesas KeysThe Marquesas Keys form an uninhabited island group about 30 miles west of Key West, 4 miles in diameter, and inhabited by mangrove. They are an unincorporated area of Monroe County, Florida and belong to the Lower Keys Census County Division. They are protected as part of the Key West National...
- the Dry TortugasDry TortugasThe Dry Tortugas are a small group of islands, located at the end of the Florida Keys, USA, about west of Key West, and west of the Marquesas Keys, the closest islands. Still further west is the Tortugas Bank, which is completely submerged. The first Europeans to discover the islands were the...
- Little Duck Key
- Upper keys
- Hutchinson Island
- Jupiter IslandJupiter IslandJupiter Island is a barrier island on the coast of Martinand Palm Beach counties, Florida. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the St. Lucie Inlet, on the west by the Indian River, and on the south by the Jupiter Inlet...
- Key BiscayneKey BiscayneKey Biscayne is an island located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. It is the southernmost of the barrier islands along the Atlantic coast of Florida, and lies south of Miami Beach and southeast of Miami...
- Lido KeyLido KeyLido Key is a barrier island of the coast of Sarasota, Florida in the United States. The island has sandy beaches that face the Gulf of Mexico. The island has a seasonal nightclub scene, as well as a park called "South Lido Park", which has a beach and a woodland trail...
- Longboat Key
- Marco IslandMarco Island, FloridaMarco Island is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, located on an island by the same name in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Southwest Florida. It is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- North Hutchinson IslandNorth Hutchinson IslandNorth Hutchinson Island, Florida is an Atlantic coastal barrier island, lying north of the Fort Pierce Inlet in St. Lucie County, Florida. It is separated from the mainland by the Indian River Lagoon. North of the county line between St Lucie and Indian River counties, it is known as Orchid...
- Orchid IslandOrchid Island, FloridaOrchid Island, Florida, an Atlantic coastal barrier island located in Indian River County, Florida, is actually the Indian River County part of North Hutchinson Island, although that term in not used in Indian River County. Orchid Island is separated from the mainland on the west by the Indian...
- Peanut IslandPeanut IslandPeanut Island is a island at the mouth of the Lake Worth Inlet in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The island was created by dredging-related projects in 1918 which also created the inlet and the Port of Palm Beach....
- Pine IslandPine Island (Lee County, Florida)Pine Island is an island located in Lee County, Florida, on the Gulf coast of southwest Florida. It is the largest island in the state of Florida, and the 118th largest island in the United States. The Intracoastal Waterway passes through Pine Island Sound, to the west of the island. Matlacha Pass...
- Ritta Island
- Sanibel IslandSanibel IslandSanibel Island is an island located on the Gulf coast of Florida, just offshore of Fort Myers. In 2000, it had an estimated population of 6,064 people...
- Santa Rosa IslandSanta Rosa Island, FloridaSanta Rosa Island[p] is a 40-mile barrier island located in the U.S. state of Florida, thirty miles east of the Alabama state border...
- St. George Island
- Siesta KeySiesta Key, FloridaSiesta Key is a barrier island off the central western coast of Florida in the United States of America. It is situated between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. A portion of it lies within the city boundary of Sarasota, but the majority of the key is a census-designated place in Sarasota County...
- Star IslandStar Island (Florida)Star Island is an island neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. In Biscayne Bay, the island is south of the Venetian Islands and just east of Palm and Hibiscus islands.-Background:...
- Ten Thousand Islands