Shark Key

Coordinates: 24°36′23″N 81°38′52″W / 24.606503°N 81.647859°W / 24.606503; -81.647859
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Shark Key
Aerial view of Shark Key, July 1988
Shark Key is located in Florida
Shark Key
Shark Key
Shark Key
Shark Key is located in Caribbean
Shark Key
Shark Key
Shark Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates24°36′23″N 81°38′52″W / 24.606503°N 81.647859°W / 24.606503; -81.647859
ArchipelagoFlorida Keys
Adjacent toFlorida Straits
Administration
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe

Shark Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about 7 miles (11 km) east of Key West.

It is located north of, and connected to, U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) at approximately mile marker 11.5, between the Saddlebunch Keys and Big Coppitt Key. It is part of the census-designated place of Big Coppitt Key, Florida.[1]

Its earlier name was Stark Key.

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