2015 Map of Calusa Keys

About this map

Everglades National Park encompasses this expansive maritime landscape within Florida Bay, where a network of mangrove-fringed islands defines the boundary between the shallow interior basins and the open Atlantic Ocean. The map documents a complex archipelago of named features, from the clustered Triplet Keys in the north to the isolated Captain Key and Crane Keys in the southeast. These low-lying landforms are separated by tidal passages such as Jimmie Channel and Whipray Channel, which facilitate the movement of water through the protected flats of the Whipray Basin. Navigation and conservation remain the central themes of this territory, with the absence of roads or permanent structures underscoring the wilderness character of the Calusa Keys and neighboring Bob Allen Keys. This survey provides a baseline for the coastal morphology of the Florida Keys, capturing the positioning of keys like Spy Key and Panhandle Key before the ongoing shifts in sea level and storm activity further alter these sensitive environments.