Sombrero Key[1] is a coral reef in the Florida Reef. It lies to the south of Vaca Key.
| Sombrero Key | |
|---|---|
  Sombrero Key (Caribbean) | |
| Location | |
| Location | Caribbean |
| Coordinates | 24°37′36″N 81°06′39″W / 24.62667°N 81.11083°W |
| Country | United States |
| Geology | |
| Type | reef |
The reef lies within the Sombrero Key Sanctuary Preservation Area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.[2]
The Spanish called the reef Cayo Sombrero. As part of the reef was above water at low tide, it was also called "Dry Bank".[3]
The Sombrero Key Light was built on the reef in 1858,[4] and continued in use until 2015.[3] The lighthouse tower is unsafe, and boaters are forbidden from tying up to the tower or climbing on it.[5]
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NOAA Map of the Sanctuary Preservation Area -
Sombrero Key Light at center, and the reef within the Sanctuary Preservation Area is to the south of it. -
Oblique view
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sombrero Key
- ^ "Sombrero Key Sanctuary Protection Area". NOAA. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Sombrero Key Lighthouse". lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Love, Dean (1982). Reef Lights: Seaswept Lighthouses of the Florida Keys. Key West, Florida: The Historic Key West Preservation Board. p. 65. ISBN 0-943528-03-8.
- ^ "Coast Guard cautions boaters of unsafe reef lights in Florida Keys". Coast Guard News. January 29, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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