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
Boca Chica Key is located in Florida
Boca Chica Key
Boca Chica Key
Boca Chica Key
Boca Chica Key is located in Caribbean
Boca Chica Key
Boca Chica Key
Boca Chica Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates24°34′39″N 81°41′36″W / 24.5774°N 81.6933°W / 24.5774; -81.6933
ArchipelagoFlorida Keys
Adjacent toFlorida Straits
Administration
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe
Boca Chica Key as seen from the northwest. Several structures of NAS Key West can be seen.

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