Woman Key
{{Short description|Island in Monroe County, Florida, United States}}
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| image_caption = Woman Key is an uninhabited mangrove island about 10 nautical miles from Key West
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Woman Key is an island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is within the boundaries of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.[http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/zones/wmas/womankey.html "Woman Key"] NOAA. Retrieved 2014-1-29.
Location
Located in the Outlying Islands of the Florida Keys, Woman Key is in the southern Mule Keys, which are {{convert|9|mi|km}} west of Key West.[https://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&q=24.524333,-81.973722&ie=UTF8&ll=24.524333,-81.973722&spn=0.451655,0.615234&z=11&iwloc=addr Satellite view from Google Maps] To its east are Ballast Key (the island farthest south in the area (at 24°31′23.0″N) and Man Key.
Half of the island's south-facing beach, as well as the sand spit on the southeast side, are closed to protect wildlife.
Nesting site
The beach and dunes are nesting sites for loggerhead sea turtles. Several species of wading birds also nest in the area and a large number of shorebirds use the sand spits on the southeast side of the island.[http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/zones/wmas/womankey.html "Woman Key"] NOAA. Retrieved 2023-1-3.
References
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{{Florida Keys}}
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Category:Islands of the Florida Keys
Category:Islands of Monroe County, Florida
Category:Beaches of Monroe County, Florida
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