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2018 Map of Pelican Keys

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Pelican Keys
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Everglades National Park encompasses this expansive maritime landscape within Florida Bay, where a network of small islands and shallow basins defines the coastal geography of Monroe County. The map details a complex hydrographic system including Whipray Basin and the winding Whipray Channel, which separate various low-lying landforms like Rankin Key and Jim Foot Key.

This aquatic environment is characterized by distinctive named features such as Dildo Key Bank and Dead Terrapin Key, reflecting the unique local nomenclature of the Florida Keys. The arrangement of the Pelican Keys and surrounding waters like Rabbit Key Basin provides a precise record of the shoreline and submerged banks as they existed in the late 2010s, serving as a critical data point for those studying the evolving coastal morphology of the subtropics.