Arsenicker Keys#In Biscayne Bay

The Arsenicker Keys or Arsnicker Keys may refer to any one of three groups of islands in southern Florida, in the United States. "Arsenicker", or "Arsnicker", is a corruption of "Marsh sneaker", a name used by Bahamians for the Great Blue Heron.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Upper Arsnicker Keys|url=http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr170.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627065016/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr170.htm |archive-date=2010-06-27 |access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Key Names}}

In Biscayne Bay

The Arsenicker Keys ({{coord|25.3939|N|80.2978|W}}) are a group of islands at the southern end of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County. They are located within Biscayne National Park.{{cite book|title=Your Guide to the National Parks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2mavHewRBRkC&pg=PA120|year=2012|publisher=Stone Road Press|isbn=978-1-62128-000-2|page=120}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 15, 2013|title=Geographic Response Plan Map: SFL-43|url=https://ocean.floridamarine.org/acp/MIAACP/Maps/GRP_Maps/SFL-43.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120080615/https://ocean.floridamarine.org/acp/miaacp/maps/GRP_Maps/SFL-43.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-20 |access-date=February 4, 2021|website=|publisher=Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission}} The group includes:

Arsenicker Key. ({{coord|25.3971|N|80.2864|W}}) The island was formerly called North Arsnicker Key.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Arsnicker Key|url=http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr12.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627163603/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr12.htm |archive-date=2010-06-27 |access-date=February 4, 2021|website=Key Names}}{{GNIS|277962|name=Arsenicker Key}}
East Arsenicker Key. ({{coord|25.3759|N|80.2884|W}}){{GNIS|281942|name=East Arsenicker Key}}
Long Arsenicker Key. ({{coord|25.3804|N|80.2953|W}}){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Long Arsnicker Key|url=http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr13.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627085249/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr13.htm |archive-date=2010-06-27 |access-date=February 4, 2021|website=Key Names}}{{GNIS|304995|name=Long Arsenicker Key}}
West Arsenicker Key. ({{coord|25.4053|N|80.3017|W}}){{GNIS|305000|name=West Arsenicker Key}}

Ibis, herons, and cormorants nest on the Arsenicker keys, and frigatebirds roost there seasonally.{{Cite journal|last1=Roessler|first1=Martin A.|last2=Beardsley|first2=Gary L.|date=Fall 1974|title=Biscayne Bay: Its Environment and Problems|journal=Florida Scientist|volume=37|issue=4 |page=197|jstor=24320112}} Arsenicker Key and West Arsenicker Key, and the waters out to 300 feet surrounding those islands, are closed to all entry by the public to protect the nesting sites.{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2017 |title=Compendium of Designations, Closures, Requests, Requirements and Other Restrictions Imposed Under the Discretionary Authority of the Superintendent |url=https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/management/upload/BISC-SUPT-COMPENDIUM-Complete.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128144649/https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/management/upload/BISC-SUPT-COMPENDIUM-Complete.pdf |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |website=Biscayne National Park |page=19}}

In Florida Bay

The Upper Arsnicker Keys ({{coord|25.5553|N|80.4940|W}}) are a group of islands in Florida Bay, in Monroe County, seven miles north of Long Key in the Florida Keys. The island group was known as the Cooper Islands in the 18th century.{{GNIS|292701|name=Upper Arsnicker Keys}} The group includes Center Key.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Center Key|url=http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr169.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627053644/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/tr169.htm |archive-date=2010-06-27 |access-date=February 9, 2021|website=Key Names}}

The Lower Arsnicker Keys ({{coord|24.5514|N|80.4936|W}}) are another group of islands in Florida Bay.{{GNIS|286163|name=Lower Arsnicker Keys}}

References

External links

{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Nautical Chart 11451: Miami to Marathon and Florida Bay|url=https://charts.noaa.gov/PDFs/11451.pdf|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}

Category:Islands of Miami-Dade County, Florida

Category:Islands of Monroe County, Florida

Category:Uninhabited islands of Miami-Dade County, Florida

Category:Uninhabited islands of Monroe County, Florida