Barnes Sound

Barnes Sound
Barnes Sound is located in Florida
Barnes Sound
Barnes Sound
LocationFlorida, USA
Coordinates25°14′28″N 80°22′43″W / 25.24111°N 80.37861°W / 25.24111; -80.37861
TypeBay


Barnes Sound is a bay located at the southern tip of Florida, between Key Largo and the mainland. [1] It has been described as part of Biscayne Bay or of the Biscayne Bay System.[2][3]

Two United States Navy warships have been named after the sound. See USS Barnes

  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Barnes Sound".
  2. ^ Brown, Gary L.; McAdory, Robert; Nail, Gregory H.; Sarruff, Maria Soraya; Berger, R. C.; Gtanat, Mitch A. (September 2003). "Development of Two-Dimensional Numerical Model of Hydrodynamics and Salinity for Biscayne Bay, Florida" (PDF). Defence Technical InformationCenter. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Smith, Ned P. (Summer 2001). "Tides of Biscayne Bay, Card Sound, Little Card Sound, Barnes Sound, and Manatee Bay, Florida". Florida Scientist. 64: 224. JSTOR 24321024.