Ten Thousand Islands

Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Ten Thousand Islands by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Map showing the location of Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Ten Thousand Islands
LocationCollier County, Monroe County, Florida, United States
Nearest cityGoodland, Florida
Coordinates25°51′N 81°30′W / 25.85°N 81.5°W / 25.85; -81.5
Area35,000 acres (140 km2)
Established1996
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov/floridapanther/TenThousandIslands/
The Ten Thousand Islands are located near the south end of the Florida peninsula on the Gulf Coast, west of the Everglades
Indian Key Pass - Ten Thousand Islands

The Ten Thousand Islands are a chain of islands and mangrove islets off the coast of southwest Florida, between Cape Romano (at the south end of Marco Island) and the mouth of the Lostmans River. Some of the islands are high spots on a submergent coastline. Others were produced by mangroves growing on oyster bars.[1] Despite the name, the islets in the chain only number in the hundreds.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Tebeau:29-30