Rodriguez Key is an uninhabited island in the upper Florida Keys. It is located east of Key Largo.
![]() Rodriguez Key viewed from the northeast | |
Geography | |
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Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 25°03′04″N 80°27′14″W / 25.05111°N 80.45389°W |
Length | 1.52 km (0.944 mi) |
Administration | |
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State | Florida |
County | Monroe |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
The island is covered by mangrove forests, including the species Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia nitida, and Laguncularia racemosa.[1]
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References
edit- ^ Lidz, B.H., Shinn, E.A., Hansen, M.E., Halley, R.B., Harris, M.W., Locker, S.D., and Hine, A.C., 1997. Maps showing sedimentary and biological environments, depth to Pleistocene bedrock, and Holocene sediment and reef thickness from Molasses Reef to Elbow Reef, Key Largo, South Florida. U.S. Geological Survey. Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-2505.