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'''Big Torch Key''' is an island in the lower [[Florida Keys]]. |
'''Big Torch Key''' is an island in the lower [[Florida Keys]]. |
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It is located to the north of [[Middle Torch Key]], connected to it via a |
It is located to the north of [[Middle Torch Key]], connected to it via a causeway. |
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It is named for the torchwood tree (Amyris elemifera L.), a native species found there. |
It is named for the torchwood tree (Amyris elemifera L.), a native species found there. |
Revision as of 08:38, 26 March 2007
Big Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.
It is located to the north of Middle Torch Key, connected to it via a causeway.
It is named for the torchwood tree (Amyris elemifera L.), a native species found there.
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. Route 1.