2015 Map of Sandy Key

About this map

Everglades National Park encompasses the vast majority of this maritime survey, illustrating the complex transition between the Florida mainland and the open sea. At the northern edge, the coastal reach of Cape Sable and East Cape marks the southernmost extent of the continental United States. The map focuses heavily on the submerged and semi-submerged geography of Florida Bay, where a network of shoals and banks like Middle Ground, First National Bank, and Oxfoot Bank define the nautical landscape. Small, isolated landforms such as Sandy Key and Carl Ross Key provide rare points of elevation amidst the tidal flats and shallows. This 2015 edition serves as a precise record of the shoreline and bathymetric features within Monroe County, tracing the subtle boundaries where the Gulf of Mexico meets the protected wilderness of the Florida coast.