Little Duck Key
{{Short description|Island in the lower Florida Keys, United States}}
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| waterbody = Florida Straits
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| country_admin_divisions_1 = Monroe
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Little Duck Key is a small island in the lower Florida Keys.{{cite book | last=Kinser | first=J.L. | title=Moon Florida Keys: Including Miami & the Everglades | publisher=Avalon Publishing | series=Travel Guide | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-63121-390-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kwVSDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT357 | access-date=September 7, 2017 | page=pt357}}
Coordinates
U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 40, just west of the Seven Mile Bridge.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} The west end of the bridge terminates on this island.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
Name history
The island which is marked on current navigation charts as Little Duck Key is part of a very confusing name history of all the islands located on and near the highway between Pigeon Key and Bahia Honda Key. The key was always known locally as Pacet Key and was given the name Little Duck Key during the construction of the Overseas Railroad. It has also been known as Big Money Key. At one point, the island now known as Ohio Key was called Little Duck Key.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
Features
The island has a small beach picnic area and boat ramps.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
References
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Category:Uninhabited islands of Monroe County, Florida
Category:Beaches of Monroe County, Florida
Category:Islands of the Florida Keys
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