Little Conch Key is an island in
Monroe County,
Florida
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,
United States
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. It is located in the middle
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral island, 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 ...
.
U.S. 1
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(the
Overseas Highway
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) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 62.2, between
Duck Key
Duck Key is an island in Monroe County, Florida, United States, in the middle Florida Keys. It is part of the Duck Key, Florida census-designated place. The CDP also includes the neighboring island of Conch Key.
History
The key was the ...
and
Conch Key
Conch () is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high spire and a noticeable siphonal canal (in other words, the shell comes to a noticeable point at both ends).
In North Am ...
. It is part of the
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
of Duck Key.
Little Conch Key is also known as Walker's Island.
History of Walker's Island
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References
Islands of the Florida Keys
Islands of Monroe County, Florida
Islands of Florida
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