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2012 Map of Crawl Key

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Crawl Key
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Crawl Key and the small settlement of Valhalla occupy the upper left corner of this coastal survey, where the terrestrial landscape of the Florida Keys meets the expansive waters of the Straits of Florida. The geography is defined by the narrow corridor of the Overseas Hwy, which links Long Point Key to Little Crawl Key and Deer Key via a series of causeways and bridges. This thin line of infrastructure represents the primary artery of travel and development through this portion of the archipelago.

Submerged hazards and navigation aids dominate the marine environment to the south and east. Mariners and historians can trace the positions of East Turtle Shoal and West Turtle Shoal as they flank the Hawk Channel. Further offshore, the Coffins Patch Light 20 stands as a critical marker within Coffins Patch, indicating the transition toward the open Atlantic Ocean. The contrast between the sheltered waters of Florida Bay and the exposed Atlantic highlights the ecological and navigational complexity of this subtropical island chain.