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Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a chain of coral islands curving south-west from the southern tip of Florida for some 200 kilometres to Key West. Before European contact they were inhabited by peoples linked to the Calusa and Tequesta, and in the 18th century the last Calusa survivors took refuge there before leaving for Cuba. They are now joined to the mainland by the Overseas Highway.

Florida Keys
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Florida Keys. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/florida-keys
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“Florida Keys.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/florida-keys. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Florida Keys.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/florida-keys.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Florida Keys’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/florida-keys (Accessed: ).

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