Loggerhead Key

Loggerhead Key
An aerial view of Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas
Loggerhead Key is located in Florida
Loggerhead Key
Loggerhead Key
Loggerhead Key is located in Caribbean
Loggerhead Key
Loggerhead Key
Geography
LocationDry Tortugas at the end of Florida Keys, United States
Coordinates24°37′57″N 82°55′14″W / 24.6323745°N 82.9206767°W / 24.6323745; -82.9206767[1]
ArchipelagoFlorida Keys
Adjacent toGulf of Mexico
Total islands7
Major islandsGarden Key
Area49 acres (20 ha)
Highest elevation10 ft (3 m)[2]
Administration
United States
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe County
Census County DivisionLower Keys
Demographics
Population
  • Regular: 0
  • Seasonal: varies (as of October 2016 (2016-10))
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)
A basic map of Loggerhead Key
An abandoned building on Loggerhead Key

Loggerhead Key is an uninhabited tropical island within the Dry Tortugas group of islands in the Gulf of Mexico.[3] At approximately 49 acres (19.8 hectares) in size, it is the largest island of the Dry Tortugas.[3][4][5] Despite being uninhabited, the island receives visitors, such as day visitors and campers.[3] The island only has a few built structures, including the Dry Tortugas Light and a lightkeeper's house that was constructed in the 1920s.[3] The island has drinking water derived using desalination technology and solar power. The drinking water is not available for the public and used exclusively by researchers who temporarily reside on the island for short periods of time.[3] The Carnegie Marine Biological Laboratory operated on Loggerhead Key from 1904 to 1939.

  1. ^ "Loggerhead Key". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 19, 1979. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Loggerhead Key High Point". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Block 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dry Tortugas National Park 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Oswald, M.J.; Pankratz, D. (2017). Your Guide to the National Parks of the East: Acadia, Cuyahoga Valley, Shenandoah, Mammoth Cave, Great Smoky Mountains, Congaree, Biscayne, Everglades, and Dry Tortugas. Stone Road Press. p. pt151. ISBN 978-1-62128-069-9. Retrieved September 7, 2017.