Fleming Key is an island off the northwest corner of the island of
Key West
Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it cons ...
, Florida in the lower
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and e ...
. It is roughly long by wide.
It is connected to the island of Key West by the Fleming Key Bridge (Mustin Road), having of clearance over Fleming Key Cut, a small channel.
The island and bridge road are part of a section of the
Naval Air Station Key West called
Trumbo Point and are inaccessible to civilians without
U.S. Navy clearance. The island has a wastewater treatment plant.
Key West Wastewater
/ref> It also includes a dolphin research center, marine corrosion testing facility and bunkers where the Navy stores weapons and ammunition.
The bunkers have "explosive safety arcs," or areas that could be blast zones in the case of an accident. Sailing and especially anchoring within those areas is prohibited.
The United States Army Special Forces Underwater Operations Training Center is located at the far northern tip of Fleming Key.
Gallery
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References
External links
Aerial color image from Google Maps
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Neighborhoods in Key West, Florida
Uninhabited islands of Monroe County, Florida
Islands of the Florida Keys
Islands of Florida