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Boot Key (Caribbean)
Geography
Location Gulf of Mexico
Coordinates 24°41′46″N81°06′07″W / 24.696°N 81.102°W / 24.696; -81.102
Archipelago Florida Keys
Adjacent to Florida Straits
Administration
State Florida
County Monroe

Boot Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys [1] located adjacent to Key Vaca. Boot Key is within the city limits of Marathon, Florida, United States. The island is largely undeveloped. A draw bridge that once connected the island to Key Vaca was demolished by the city in 2010 after failing FDOT's inspection. [2]

"Boot Key has been protected from development since 2011 by NOAA’s Coastal & Estuarine Land Conservation Program." [3]

Immediately adjacent to Boot Key is a 38-acre (15 ha) tract of land from which the United States Government broadcasts Radio Marti. [4] These broadcasts consist of anti-communist news and information directed towards residents of Cuba, in an attempt to support opposition against the Cuban government. [5] [ failed verification ]

A hawk watch is conducted every fall on Boot Key. [6]

Education

It is in the Monroe County School District. It is zoned to Stanley Switick Elementary School (K-8) in Marathon. [7]

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References

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  7. "Elementary Schools: Boca Chica to Ocean Reef/County Line". Monroe County School District . Retrieved 2022-08-01. - Linked from