Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Collier County, Monroe County, Florida, United States |
Nearest city | Goodland, Florida |
Coordinates | 25°51′N 81°30′W / 25.85°N 81.5°W |
Area | 35,000 acres (140 km2) |
Established | 1996 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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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]