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Key West

Key West
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About Key West

Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, at the southern end of the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it constitutes the City of Key West.

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Key West is the southernmost city in mainland America, right at the tip of the Florida Keys, and you can actually drive there over a chain of bridges.

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More facts about Key West

  1. In the wrecking days, Key West held a big auction every month to sell off everything that had been salvaged from shipwrecks.

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  2. The road you drive down to reach Key West used to be a railway, and you can still see some bits of the old line.

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  3. Key West is closer to Cuba than it is to Miami.

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Coordinates: 24.5550, -81.7819

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