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Rodriguez Key

Coordinates: 25°03′04″N 80°27′14″W / 25.05111°N 80.45389°W / 25.05111; -80.45389
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Rodriguez Key
Rodriguez Key viewed from the northeast
Rodriguez Key is located in Florida
Rodriguez Key
Rodriguez Key
Rodriguez Key
Rodriguez Key is located in Caribbean
Rodriguez Key
Rodriguez Key
Rodriguez Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates25°03′04″N 80°27′14″W / 25.05111°N 80.45389°W / 25.05111; -80.45389
Length1.52 km (0.944 mi)
Administration
 United States
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe
Demographics
Population0

Rodriguez Key is an uninhabited island in the upper Florida Keys. It is located east of Key Largo.

The island is covered by mangrove forests, including the species Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia nitida, and Laguncularia racemosa.[1]

Color infrared image of Rodriguez Key in 1987

References

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  1. ^ 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.