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Archipelago

    United States

    25°16′N 80°20′W

    Upper Keys

    Part of Florida Keys

    Totten Key in Biscayne National park
    Totten Key in Biscayne National park

    Photo by National Park Service South Florida / Caribbean Network / Public domain

    Chart

    331 landforms

    Major islands

    5
    • Key Largo

      Key Largo

      Area
      88.8 km²
      High point
      3 m

      Key Largo (Spanish: Cayo Largo) is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and is the largest section of the keys, at 33 miles (53 km) long. S. Highway 1 (the Overseas Highway).

    • Plantation Key

      Plantation Key

      Area
      7.7 km²
      High point
      16 m
    • Totten Key

      Totten Key

      Area
      7.4 km²
      High point
      12 m

      Totten Key is an island of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

    • Boggy Key

      Area
      9.4 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Elliott Key

      Area
      7.1 km²
      High point
      11 m

      Elliott Key is the northernmost of the true Florida Keys (those 'keys' which are ancient coral reefs lifted above the present sea level), and the largest key north of Key Largo. It is located entirely within Biscayne National Park, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, east of Homestead, Florida.

    Minor islands

    40

    • Upper Matecumbe Key

      Area
      3.9 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Lower Matecumbe Key

      Area
      3.8 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Windley Key

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Sands Key

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Lignumvitae Key

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Palo Alto Key

      Area
      0.84 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Shell Key

      Area
      0.79 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Rattlesnake Key

      Area
      0.67 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Rodriguez Key

      Area
      0.61 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Main Key

      Area
      0.58 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.5 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.44 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Shell Key

      Area
      0.42 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.41 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.38 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Rubicon Keys

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Adams Key

      Area
      0.32 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Porgy Key

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Broad Key

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Butternut Key

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Porjoe Key

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Tavernier Key

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Reid Key

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Cotton Key

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Boca Chita Key

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Egret Island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Pumpkin Key

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      3 m

    Rocks & skerries

    144

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 45 of 331; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m20 m16 mPlantation Key16 mLignumvitae Key16 mRodriguez Key15 mUpper Matecumbe Key14 mLower Matecumbe Key14 mPumpkin Key13 mWindley Key12 mTotten Key11 mElliott Key11 mPalo Alto Key11 mMain Key11 mTavernier Key10 mRattlesnake Key9 mBoggy Key
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.1110100Key Largo: 88.8 km²Key LargoBoggy Key: 9.4 km²Boggy KeyPlantation Key: 7.7 km²Plantation KeyTotten Key: 7.4 km²Totten KeyElliott Key: 7.1 km²Elliott KeyUpper Matecumbe Key: 3.9 km²Upper Matecumbe K…Lower Matecumbe Key: 3.8 km²Lower Matecumbe K…Windley Key: 1.7 km²Windley KeySands Key: 1.7 km²Sands KeyLignumvitae Key: 1.1 km²Lignumvitae KeyPalo Alto Key: 0.84 km²Palo Alto KeyShell Key: 0.79 km²Shell KeyRattlesnake Key: 0.67 km²Rattlesnake KeyRodriguez Key: 0.61 km²Rodriguez KeyMain Key: 0.58 km²Main KeyUnnamed island: 0.5 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.44 km²Unnamed islandShell Key: 0.42 km²Shell KeyUnnamed island: 0.41 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.38 km²Unnamed islandRubicon Keys: 0.34 km²Rubicon KeysAdams Key: 0.32 km²Adams KeyPorgy Key: 0.3 km²Porgy KeyUnnamed island: 0.29 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.28 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.24 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.22 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.22 km²Unnamed islandBroad Key: 0.2 km²Broad KeyButternut Key: 0.19 km²Butternut KeyUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.18 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandPorjoe Key: 0.16 km²Porjoe KeyUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandTavernier Key: 0.14 km²Tavernier KeyUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandReid Key: 0.14 km²Reid Key
    km², log scale
    Key Largo88.8 km²
    Boggy Key9.4 km²
    Plantation Key7.7 km²
    Totten Key7.4 km²
    Elliott Key7.1 km²
    Upper Matecumbe Key3.9 km²
    Lower Matecumbe Key3.8 km²
    Windley Key1.7 km²
    Sands Key1.7 km²
    Lignumvitae Key1.1 km²
    Palo Alto Key0.84 km²
    Shell Key0.79 km²
    Rattlesnake Key0.67 km²
    Rodriguez Key0.61 km²
    Main Key0.58 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 km²
    Unnamed island0.44 km²
    Shell Key0.42 km²
    Unnamed island0.41 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 km²
    Unnamed island0.38 km²
    Rubicon Keys0.34 km²
    Adams Key0.32 km²
    Porgy Key0.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.29 km²
    Unnamed island0.28 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Broad Key0.2 km²
    Butternut Key0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Porjoe Key0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Tavernier Key0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Reid Key0.14 km²
    Cotton Key0.13 km²
    Boca Chita Key0.13 km²
    Egret Island0.13 km²
    Pumpkin Key0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus

    Photographs