Boca Chica Key

Boca Chica Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys, about a mile (1.6 km) 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 largest Naval Air Station (NAS Key West) in south Florida. U.S. 1, the Overseas Highway, crosses the key at approximately mile markers 6.5—8, east of Key West., near the NAS and Boca Chica Beach (aka Geiger Beach) on Boca Chica Road.

Boca Chica Key
Geography
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Location	Gulf of Mexico
Coordinates	24°34′39″N 81°41′36″W / 24.5774°N 81.6933°W / 24.5774; -81.6933
Archipelago	Florida Keys
Adjacent to	Florida Straits
Administration
United States
State	Florida
County	Monroe

Boca Chica Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys, about a mile (1.6 km) 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 largest Naval Air Station (NAS Key West) in south Florida. U.S. 1, the Overseas Highway, crosses the key at approximately mile markers 6.5—8, east of Key West.,^[1] near the NAS and Boca Chica Beach (aka Geiger Beach) on Boca Chica Road.^[2]^[3]

**Boca Chica Key** as seen from the northwest. Several structures of NAS Key West can be seen.

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Boca Chica Key, April 1940
Boca Chica Key, April 1940

References

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^ Historic photos of Boca Chica Key
^ Tate Jacaruso (April 7, 2020). "This Secluded 'Abandoned' Beach In Florida Is The Perfect Solo Escape". Narcity.
^ "The History Of This Abandoned Florida Beach Is Bizarre But True". Only In Your State. April 15, 2016.

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