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| '''Boot Key''' is an island in the middle ]<ref>{{cite book | last=Zepke | first=T. | title=Terrance Talk Travel: A Pocket Guide to the Florida Keys: Including The Everglades & Key West | publisher=Safari Publishing | series=Terrance Talks Travel | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-942738-25-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kHMqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT57 | access-date=September 7, 2017 | page=pt57}}</ref> located adjacent to ]. Boot Key is within the city limits of ], ]. The island is largely undeveloped despite having a bridge spanning ] to ], which is now closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?nid%3D46 |title=Archived copy | |
'''Boot Key''' is an island in the middle ]<ref>{{cite book | last=Zepke | first=T. | title=Terrance Talk Travel: A Pocket Guide to the Florida Keys: Including The Everglades & Key West | publisher=Safari Publishing | series=Terrance Talks Travel | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-942738-25-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kHMqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT57 | access-date=September 7, 2017 | page=pt57}}</ref> located adjacent to ]. Boot Key is within the city limits of ], ]. The island is largely undeveloped despite having a bridge spanning ] to ], which is now closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?nid%3D46 |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004032450/http://ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=46 |archive-date=October 4, 2006 }}</ref> | ||
| “Boot Key has been protected from development since 2011 by ]’s Coastal & Estuarine Land Conservation Program.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=aquaventures |title=Keys Less Traveled: Boot Key |url=http://flkeyskayak.com/key-less-traveled/keys-less-traveled-boot-key-2 |website=flkeyskayak.com | |
“Boot Key has been protected from development since 2011 by ]’s Coastal & Estuarine Land Conservation Program.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=aquaventures |title=Keys Less Traveled: Boot Key |url=http://flkeyskayak.com/key-less-traveled/keys-less-traveled-boot-key-2 |website=flkeyskayak.com |access-date=Sep 16, 2019}}</ref> | ||
| Immediately adjacent to Boot Key is a {{convert|38|acre|ha|adj=on}} tract of land from which the United States Government broadcasts ].<ref>{{dead link|date=April 2016}}</ref> These broadcasts consist of anti-communist news and information directed towards residents of ], in an attempt to support opposition against the Cuban government.<ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2016}}</ref> | Immediately adjacent to Boot Key is a {{convert|38|acre|ha|adj=on}} tract of land from which the United States Government broadcasts ].<ref>{{dead link|date=April 2016}}</ref> These broadcasts consist of anti-communist news and information directed towards residents of ], in an attempt to support opposition against the Cuban government.<ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Coordinates | 24°41′46″N 81°06′07″W / 24.696°N 81.102°W / 24.696; -81.102 |
| Archipelago | Florida Keys |
| Adjacent to | Florida Straits |
| Administration | |
 United States | |
| State | Florida |
| County | Monroe |
Boot Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys located adjacent to Key Vaca. Boot Key is within the city limits of Marathon, Florida, United States. The island is largely undeveloped despite having a bridge spanning Boot Key Harbor to Key Vaca, which is now closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
“Boot Key has been protected from development since 2011 by NOAA’s Coastal & Estuarine Land Conservation Program.”
Immediately adjacent to Boot Key is a 38-acre (15 ha) tract of land from which the United States Government broadcasts Radio Marti. These broadcasts consist of anti-communist news and information directed towards residents of Cuba, in an attempt to support opposition against the Cuban government.
A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key.
References
- Zepke, T. (2017). Terrance Talk Travel: A Pocket Guide to the Florida Keys: Including The Everglades & Key West. Terrance Talks Travel. Safari Publishing. p. pt57. ISBN 978-1-942738-25-1. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - aquaventures. "Keys Less Traveled: Boot Key". flkeyskayak.com. Retrieved Sep 16, 2019.
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