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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 Key Vaca, 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 \|accessdate=July 21, 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004032450/http://ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=46 \|archivedate=October 4, 2006 }}</ref>		'''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 Key Vaca, 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 \|accessdate=July 21, 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004032450/http://ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=46 \|archivedate=October 4, 2006 }}</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 ~~incite~~ ~~a revolt~~ 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>

	A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key.		A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key.

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Boot Key
Geography
Looking north over Boot Key Harbor
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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.

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)

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Areas	Florida Bay Dry Tortugas National Park Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary National Key Deer Refuge John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Biscayne Bay Biscayne National Park Key West National Wildlife Refuge Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Florida Reef
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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 Key Vaca, 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 \|accessdate=July 21, 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004032450/http://ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=46 \|archivedate=October 4, 2006 }}</ref>		'''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 Key Vaca, 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 \|accessdate=July 21, 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004032450/http://ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=46 \|archivedate=October 4, 2006 }}</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 ~~incite~~ ~~a revolt~~ 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>

	A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key.		A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key.