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The Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a grouping of small islands along southest Florida. The islands are the dividing line between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. These islands are a popular destination for scuba divers. The Florida Keys are also the only natural home to the endangered key deer.

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How far from Chicago to Florida Keys?

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The Keys are 120 miles long. Fort Lauderdale to Key West is 188 miles.

How far is kissimmee Florida to the Florida keys?

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It is 154 miles to Miami. It will take 3.5 hrs without traffic.

MapQuest estiimates the driving time as 3 hours and 33 minutes.

How long to get from Boca Raton to the Florida keys?

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The Keys are 120 miles long. Miami Beach to Key West is 168 miles.

What is the most dangerous animal in the Florida keys?

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The Keys are a place that I visit evey year and you can never go and not see an interesting creature! A few of the main ones I have seen are Key deer, iguanas (an invasive species), burrowing owls, seagulls, pelicans, egrets and other water fowl. And of course there is the alligator!

How many miles from Venice Florida to the Florida keys?

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Venice to Key Largo is 243 miles.

Venice to Key West is 358 miles.

Your exact distance is probably somewhere in there.

How long is a flight from Florida to New York?

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On average, a flight from Florida to New York is 2 hours.

What is the most popular key in the Florida keys?

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One of the definitions of the noun key (keys) is 'a low-lying island or reef, most often used in connection to the Caribbean'.

What is the westernmost of the Florida keys?

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Loggerhead Key in the dry Tortugas. It is slightly northwest of Key West.

What are the key spices on a Gyro?

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Gyro or Gyros is a Greek dish, a sandwich or wrap, the Gyro consist of meat usually lamb, pork or beef, tomato, onion, and tzatziki sauce, for the sandwich/wrap it would be served in a pita.

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Where is the best place to visit in the Florida keys?

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The best place to visit in the Florida Keys is Key West. The upper keys have too many people from Miami and South Florida simply getting away. You want to get past that group at least to the lower keys. You might want to see the Audubon House and the Hemingway House.

How many hours of sunlight does the Florida Keys have?

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City Clear Days Partly Cloudy Days Cloudy Days

Apalachicola 128 113 116

Daytona Beach 98 133 135

Fort Myers 99 168 99

Jacksonville 95 127 143

Key West 103 155 106

Miami 75 175 115

Orlando 90 147 128

Pensacola 106 123 136

Tallahassee 102 129 134

Tampa 102 143 121

West Palm Beach 75 159 131

Average of these cities: 98 143 124

What is the mileage from ft lauderdale airport to the Florida keys?

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The Keys are 120 miles long. PBI to Key West is 229 miles.

Difference between everglades and Florida keys?

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what do the everglades and the florida keys in commen

How many people live in The Florida Keys alone?

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It is composed of 1,700 small islands altogether. (:

What is the driving distance between Tampa and the Florida keys?

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The answer to such a question depends on your ultimate destination in the Florida Keys. For instance, depending on the exact route, the distance between Tampa and, say, Key Largo (the northernmost island in the Florida Keys) can range from 295 to 325 miles. Meanwhile, the distance between Tampa and Key West (which is located at the southern end of the Florida Keys) can range from 400 to 425 miles.

What is the weather in Florida Keys in February?

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Usually high of 76 and low of mid-low 60s

What landform is the Florida Keys?

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The Florida Keys (from quays) is an archipelago formed by fossilized coral reefs. The numerous small islands extend from Miami to the Dry Tortugas, located in the Florida Straits between the US and Cuba.

How many tourists visit Florida Keys each year?

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According to the National Park Service, roughly 60,550 visitors experienced Dry Tortugas National Park in 2012. So, despite its unique offerings, from snorkeling amid coral reefs to exploring a Civil War-era fort, Dry Tortugas is certainly not one of the most visited parks in America. Perhaps that's because visitors can only reach it via ferry or private boat.

What are the main abiotic factors that affect the Florida keys ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors include all nonliving physical characteristics within an environment. Examples of abiotic factors include things such as soil type, air temperature and the amount of rainfall an area receives. The Florida Keys is an archipelago of 1,700 islands off the tip of Florida. Many abiotic factors influence the coral reefs and islands that make up the Florida Keys.

Hurricanes
  • According to the FOSS Web, a science curriculum website, each year the chances of a hurricane hitting the Florida Keys is between 13 to 16 percent. These violent storms can damage coral reef systems through high winds and large waves. The most serious damage a hurricane does is through stirring up sediment which then reduces the amount of light that can filter through the water column. Sediment may also settle on coral polyps and smother the coral to death.

Currents
  • Many of the coral reefs located in the Florida Keys are temperature tolerant of water temperature. These reefs survive because of the current present within the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys. Currents that are present include the Loop Current and the Florida Current, which merge with the Gulf Stream. These currents bring warm water up from South America, the Caribbean and the Florida Bay.

Sunlight
  • The Florida Keys receives fairly direct sunlight since it is closer to the equator than most of the rest of the United States. This direct sunlight can penetrate down into the water column to up to 80 meters, or 260 feet, and is known as the photic zone. Coral reefs can only survive in photic zones.

Water Quality
  • Water quality is the description of the condition of the water, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Water quality conditions include the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water. The water in the Florida Keys is clean and low in nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus. The water quality is affected when pollution and contamination, such as run-off from land or sewage, enters the water. This change can harm native corals and seagrasses because other species of animals and plants enter the ecosystem. These plants and animals can force out the corals and seagrasses from the area.

How far is fort Myers Florida from the Florida keys?

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The direct distance between Venice, Florida and Ft. Myers, Florida is 48 miles (78 km).

The driving distance between Venice, FL and Ft. Myers is 64.6 mi - about 1 hour 9 mins. The direct distance between Venice, Florida and Ft. Myers, Florida is 48 miles (78 km).

The driving distance between Venice, FL and Ft. Myers is 64.6 mi - about 1 hour 9 mins.

Are speed traps legal in Massachusetts?

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no. they're legal and not regulated, but police tend to lean to towards the citation side instead of the warning side when they see them

What is the distance from sanibel island to Florida keys?

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The Keys are 120 miles long. Hilton Head to Key West is 674 miles.