Middle Torch Key

Middle Torch Key
Middle Torch Key is located in Florida
Middle Torch Key
Middle Torch Key
Middle Torch Key
Middle Torch Key is located in Caribbean
Middle Torch Key
Middle Torch Key
Middle Torch Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates24°41′06″N 81°24′29″W / 24.684886°N 81.40794°W / 24.684886; -81.40794
Administration
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe

Middle Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.[1][2]

It is located between Ramrod Key and Little Torch Key.

The southernmost tip of the key is on U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway), at approximately mile marker 28.

Like the other Torch Keys, it was probably named for the native Torchwood tree.

Flora and fauna

The Florida Keys mole skink has been seen on Middle Torch Key and other Florida Keys, although it is rarely seen.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Torch Key
  2. ^ Young, C. Cruising the Florida Keys: 2nd Edition. Pelican Publishing. p. 450. ISBN 978-1-4556-0320-6. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Comprehensive Management Plan, Monroe County: Environmental Impact Statement. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Comprehensive Management Plan, Monroe County: Environmental Impact Statement. 1996. p. 58. Retrieved September 7, 2017.


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