East Rockland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Key West.
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Location | Gulf of Mexico |
Coordinates | 24.591°N 81.676°W / 24.591; -81.676 |
Archipelago | Florida Keys |
Adjacent to | Florida Straits |
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State | Florida |
County | Monroe |
U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the edge of the key at approximately mile markers 8–9.5, between Boca Chica Key and Big Coppitt Key.
It is located directly across the Overseas Highway from Rockland Key.
There is endangered population of marsh rabbits (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) [1] on island.
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