Boca Chita Key is the island north of the upper

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, Florida. The key is located in

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, just north of Sands Key. An ornamental

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is present on the key.Cruising the Florida Keys - Claiborne S. Young, Morgan Stinemetz
p. 83. The harbor has a bulkhead with

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where boats may be tied. There is a campground with picnic tables and salt water toilets. Fresh water and electricity are not available on the island. On the north-west part of the island is the

Boca Chita Key Historic District The Boca Chita Key Historic District is a U.S. historic district within the Biscayne National Park in Miami-Dade County, Homestead, Florida. Located on the northwest section of Boca Chita Key, delimited by Biscayne Bay in the north and west ...

containing historic structures such as the Boca Chita lighthouse. This key is sometimes confused with the similar-sounding

Boca Chica Key Boca Chica Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys, about a mile () east of the island of Key West at its closest point. Its name is Spanish for "small mouth". It is mostly covered by salt marshes and mangrove trees, and is the home of the lar ...

over a hundred miles southwest on the lower Florida Keys.

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Islands of the Florida Keys Uninhabited islands of Miami-Dade County, Florida Biscayne National Park Islands of Florida {{monroeCountyFL-geo-stub

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