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Coordinates: 24°43′06″N 81°26′18″W / 24.71826°N 81.438346°W / 24.71826; -81.438346
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{{Short description|Island in the lower Florida Keys, United States}}
'''Big Torch Key''' is an island in the lower [[Florida Keys]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Embassy Cruising Guide Florida, 6th edition: Waterways of Florida's East Coast, Keys, Okeechobee, and West Coast to Mobile Bay, Alabama | publisher=Ebooks2go, Incorporated | year=2015 | isbn=978-0-7436-1141-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M70lCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT691 | access-date=September 7, 2017 | page=691}}</ref>
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'''Big Torch Key''' is an island in the lower [[Florida Keys]].<ref>{{GNIS|293932}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Embassy Cruising Guide Florida, 6th edition: Waterways of Florida's East Coast, Keys, Okeechobee, and West Coast to Mobile Bay, Alabama | publisher=Ebooks2go, Incorporated | year=2015 | isbn=978-0-7436-1141-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M70lCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT691 | access-date=September 7, 2017 | page=691}}</ref>


It is located to the north of [[Middle Torch Key]], connected to it via a [[causeway]].
It is located to the north of [[Middle Torch Key]], connected to it via a [[causeway]].
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==References==
==References==
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{{Florida Keys}}

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[[Category:Islands of the Florida Keys]]
[[Category:Islands of the Florida Keys]]

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Aerial view of Big Torch Key, October 1987
Big Torch Key is located in Florida
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Big Torch Key is located in Caribbean
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Big Torch Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates24°43′06″N 81°26′18″W / 24.71826°N 81.438346°W / 24.71826; -81.438346
Administration
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe

Big Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.[1][2]

It is located to the north of Middle Torch Key, connected to it via a causeway.

It is named for the Sea Torchwood (Amyris elemifera L.), a native species of tree found on the island.

It is the site of an early settlement.

Although it is the largest of the three large Torch Keys, it is the only one not traversed by U.S. 1.

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Torch Key
  2. ^ Embassy Cruising Guide Florida, 6th edition: Waterways of Florida's East Coast, Keys, Okeechobee, and West Coast to Mobile Bay, Alabama. Ebooks2go, Incorporated. 2015. p. 691. ISBN 978-0-7436-1141-1. Retrieved September 7, 2017.