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2021 Map of Pavilion Key

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Pavilion Key
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Everglades National Park encompasses this coastal segment of the Southwest Florida wilderness, where the labyrinthine mangrove estuaries of the Ten Thousand Islands meet the open Gulf of Mexico. The map documents a complex aquatic landscape of tidal rivers and scattered keys, illustrating the natural drainage patterns of the Huston River and Chatham River as they transition into bays like Huston Bay and Storter Bay.

Among the significant landmarks for coastal navigation and local history are the namesake Pavilion Key, the smaller Little Pavilion Key, and Mormon Key. The absence of man-made infrastructure highlights the preservation of this region as a protected maritime environment. For researchers of the Florida coast, the map identifies numerous family-named or descriptive landforms such as Joe Kemp Key, Duck Rock, and Gun Rock Point, providing a precise record of the shifting shoreline and island formations in the early 21st century.