List of islands of Florida
The U.S. state of Florida has a total of 4,510 islands that are ten acres or larger.[1] This is the second-highest number of islands of any state of the United States; only Alaska has more.[1]
Major island chains include the
Tampa Bay Area and Southwest Florida
Gulf coast.
Island | Image | Size | County | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adams Key | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park. Home to the former Cocolobo Cay Club owned by Carl Fisher. | ||
Allison Island | Miami-Dade | |||
Amelia Island | 18 square miles (47 km2)[2] | Nassau | One of the Sea Islands | |
Anastasia Island | 14 square miles (36 km2)[3] | St. Johns | Barrier island | |
Anna Maria Island | 7 square miles (18 km2) | Manatee | Barrier island | |
Archer Key | 24.7 ha; 61.1 acres | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Arsenicker Keys | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Atsena Otie Key | Levy | One of the Cedar Keys | ||
Bahia Honda Key | 524 acres (212 ha) | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Ballast Key | 4.68 ha; 11.6 acres | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Barracouta Key | 47.2 ha; 117 acres | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Belle Isle | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay | ||
Big Coppitt Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Big Mullet Key | 8.72 ha; 21.6 acres | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Big Pine Key | 9.8 square miles (25 km2) | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Big Talbot Island
|
Duval | One of the Sea Islands | ||
Big Torch Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Bird Key | 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) | Sarasota | Barrier island | |
Bird Key | Miami-Dade | in Biscayne Bay | ||
Biscayne Island
|
Miami-Dade | Artificial island in the Venetian Island in Biscayne Bay | ||
Black Hammock Island | Duval | In a marsh | ||
Blount Island | 2,000 acres (810 ha) | Duval | In the St. Johns River | |
Boca Chica Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Boca Chita Key | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Boca Grande | 3 square miles (7.8 km2)[4] | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Boot Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Brickell Key | 1.19 square miles (3.1 km2) | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in Biscayne Bay | |
Caesar's Rock | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Caladesi Island
|
3 square miles (7.8 km2) | Pinellas | Barrier island | |
Cape St. George Island | Franklin | Barrier island | ||
Casey Key | Sarasota | Barrier island | ||
Captiva Island
|
4 square miles (10 km2) | Lee | Barrier island | |
Cayo Costa
|
2,506 acres (1,014 ha) | Lee | Barrier island | |
Cedar Key | Levy | One of the Cedar Keys | ||
Chokoloskee Island | 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) | Collier | In the Ten Thousand Islands | |
City Island | 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) | Volusia | In the Intracoastal Waterway | |
Clearwater Beach Island | Pinellas
|
Barrier island | ||
Coconut Island | Collier | Small barrier island | ||
Conch Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Cottrell Key | 53.4 acres (21.6 ha) | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Craig Key | Monroe | In the upper Florida Keys | ||
Crawfish Key | 4.23 acres (1.71 ha) | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Crawl Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Cudjoe Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Davis Islands | Hillsborough | Two artificial islands in Tampa Bay | ||
Deerfield Beach Island | Broward (part) Palm Beach (part) |
Barrier island | ||
Demere Key | Lee | In Pine Island Sound | ||
Di Lido Island | Miami-Dade | In the Venetian Islands | ||
Dildo Key | 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2) | Monroe | In Everglades National Park | |
Discovery Island | 12 acres (4.9 ha) | Orange | Island formerly used as an attraction at Walt Disney World Resort
| |
Dismal Key | Monroe | In the Ten Thousand Islands | ||
Dog Island | 1,842 acres (745 ha) | Franklin | Barrier island | |
Don Pedro Island | Charlotte County | Barrier island | ||
Drayton Island | 1,700 acres (690 ha) | Putnam | In Lake George | |
Dry Tortugas
|
Monroe | In Dry Tortugas National Park | ||
Duck Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
East Rockland Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Egmont Key | 328 acres (133 ha) | Hillsborough | Barrier island | |
Elliott Key | Miami-Dade | Largest island in Biscayne National Park | ||
Estero Island | Lee | Barrier island | ||
Fat Deer Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Fiesta Key | Monroe | In the upper Florida Keys | ||
Fisher Island | 222 acres (90 ha) | Miami-Dade | Barrier island | |
Flagler Monument Island | 4 acres (1.6 ha) | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in Biscayne Bay | |
Fleming Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Fort George Island | Duval | One of the Sea Islands | ||
Galt Island | Lee | In Pine Island Sound | ||
Gasparilla Island | 7 square miles (18 km2) | Charlotte and Lee counties | Barrier island | |
Geiger Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Grassy Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Grove Isle | 20 acres (8.1 ha) | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in Biscayne Bay | |
Hibiscus Island | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in Biscayne Bay | ||
Honeymoon Island | 385 acres (156 ha) | Pinellas | Barrier island | |
Hontoon Island | 1,648 acres (667 ha) | Volusia | In St. Johns River | |
Hutchinson Island | 23.86 square miles (61.8 km2) | Martin (part) St. Lucie (part) |
Barrier island | |
Hypoluxo Island[5] | 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) | Palm Beach | An island in Lake Worth Lagoon | |
Indian Key | 12 acres (4.9 ha)[6] | Monroe | In the Florida Keys | |
Joe Ingram Key | 1.00 ha; 2.47 acres | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Jupiter Island | 3.56 square miles (9.2 km2) | Martin (part) Palm Beach (part) |
Barrier island | |
Keywaydin Island | Collier | Barrier island | ||
Key Biscayne | 5 square miles (13 km2) | Miami-Dade | Barrier island | |
Key Largo | Monroe | In the upper Florida Keys | ||
Key Marco | Collier | In the Ten Thousand Islands | ||
Key Vaca | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Key West | 5.27 square miles (13.6 km2) | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Knights Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Knockemdown Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Kreamer Island | Palm Beach | In Lake Okeechobee | ||
Lido Key | 530 acres (210 ha) | Sarasota | Barrier island | |
Lignumvitae Key | 300 acres (120 ha)[7] | Monroe | In the upper Florida Keys | |
Little Conch Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Little Crawl Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Little Duck Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Little Gasparilla Island | Charlotte | Barrier island | ||
Little Mullet Key | 5.86 ha; 14.5 acres | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Little Talbot Island
|
3.9 square miles (10 km2) | Duval | One of the Sea Islands | |
Little Torch Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Loggerhead Key | 49 acres (20 ha) | Monroe | In the Dry Tortugas
| |
Lois Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Long Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Longboat Key
|
16 square miles (41 km2) | Sarasota (part) Manatee (part) |
Barrier island | |
Long Point Key | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | ||
Lovers Key | Lee | Barrier island | ||
Lower Matecumbe Key | Monroe | In the upper Florida Keys | ||
Makinson Island | Osceola | In Lake Tohopekaliga | ||
Man Key | 35.9 ha; 88.7 acres | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Manasota Key
|
3.089 square miles (8.00 km2) | Charlotte (part) Sarasota (part) |
Barrier island | |
Marco Island
|
12.1 square miles (31 km2) | Collier | Barrier island | |
Marquesas Keys | 2.541 square miles (6.58 km2) | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Meig's Key | Monroe | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Melody Key | 6 acres (2.4 ha)[8] | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Merritt Island
|
46.16 square miles (119.6 km2) | Brevard | Barrier island | |
Miami Beach
|
Miami-Dade | Barrier island | ||
Middle Torch Key | Monroe | In the Florida Keys | ||
Missouri Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Molasses Keys | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Money Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Mule Key | 5.22 ha; 12.9 acres | Monroe | One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys | |
Mule Keys | 263 ha; 649 acres | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Mullet Key | Citrus | Island in the Gulf of Mexico | ||
Munyon Island | Palm Beach | In Lake Worth Lagoon | ||
No Name Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
North Captiva Island | 4 square miles (10 km2) | Lee County | Barrier island | |
North Hutchinson Island/ Orchid Island |
23.86 square miles (61.8 km2) | Indian River (part) St. Lucie (part) |
Barrier island | |
Ohio Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Old Rhodes Key | Miami-Dade | In the upper Florida Keys | ||
Palm Beach Island
|
8.12 square miles (21.0 km2) | Palm Beach | Barrier island | |
Palm Island | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in Biscayne Bay | ||
Palm Key | Monroe | In Florida Bay | ||
Paradise Island | Osceola | In Lake Tohopekaliga | ||
Park Key | 70 acres (28 ha) | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Peanut Island | 0.32 square kilometres (0.12 sq mi) | Palm Beach | Artificial island in Lake Worth Lagoon | |
Pelican Island | 3 acres (1.2 ha) | St. Lucie | In the Indian River | |
Perdido Key | Escambia | Barrier island | ||
Perico Island | Manatee | In Tampa Bay | ||
Picnic Islands | Miami-Dade | Small group of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay | ||
Pigeon Key | 5 acres (2.0 ha) | Monroe | In the middle Florida Keys | |
Pine Island | 18 square miles (47 km2) | Lee | Largest island in Florida | |
Plantation Key | Monroe | In the upper Florida Keys | ||
Porgy Key | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Ragged Keys | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Ramrod Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Rattlesnake Key | Manatee | In Tampa Bay | ||
Reid Key | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Ritta Island
|
5 square miles (13 km2) | Palm Beach | In Lake Okeechobee | |
Rivo Alto Island
|
Miami-Dade | Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay | ||
Rockland Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Rubicon Keys | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Saddlebunch Keys | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Sand Key | 95 acres (38 ha) | Pinellas | Barrier island | |
Sands Key | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Sandspur Island | 15 acres (6.1 ha) | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in Biscayne Bay | |
Sanibel Island
|
33.25 square miles (86.1 km2) | Lee | Barrier island | |
San Marco Island
|
Miami-Dade | Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay | ||
San Marino Island
|
Miami-Dade | Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay | ||
Santa Rosa Island | Escambia (part) Santa Rosa (part) Okaloosa (part) |
Barrier island | ||
Scout Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Shark Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Shell Key | Pinellas | Barrier island | ||
Siesta Key | 8 square miles (21 km2)[9] | Sarasota | Barrier Island | |
Sigsbee Park (Dredgers Key) | Monroe | Artificial island in the lower Florida Keys | ||
Singer Island | Palm Beach | Barrier peninsula | ||
Snead Island | 0.75 square miles (1.9 km2)[10] | Manatee | ||
Soldier Key | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Spanish Harbor Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
St. Armands Key | 83.6 acres (33.8 ha) | Sarasota | In Sarasota Bay | |
St. George Island | 28 square miles (73 km2) | Franklin | Barrier island | |
St. James Island | Franklin | Separated from the mainland by the Crooked River | ||
St. Vincent Island | Franklin | Barrier island | ||
Star Island
|
0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in Biscayne Bay | |
Stock Island | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Sugarloaf Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Summerland Key | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Sunset Key | 27 acres (11 ha) | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Tea Table Key | Monroe | In the Florida Keys | ||
Ten Thousand Islands | Collier (part) Monroe (part) |
Chain of islands | ||
Thousand Islands | Brevard | Group in the Banana River | ||
Three Rooker Island | Pinellas | Barrier island | ||
Torch Keys (Big, Little, and Middle Torch Keys) | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | ||
Totten Key | Miami-Dade | In Biscayne National Park | ||
Treasure Island | Pinellas | Barrier island | ||
Upper Matecumbe Key | Monroe | In the upper Florida Keys | ||
Useppa Island | 1 square mile (2.6 km2) | Lee | In Pine Island Sound | |
Venetian Islands | Miami-Dade | Group of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay | ||
Venice Island | 16.81 square miles (43.5 km2) | Sarasota | Barrier island | |
Virginia Key | 863 acres (349 ha) | Miami-Dade | Barrier island | |
Watson Island | 179 acres (72 ha) | Miami-Dade | Artificial island in Biscayne Bay | |
Windley Key | Monroe | In the upper Florida Keys | ||
Wisteria Island | 10.6 ha; 26.3 acres | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys | |
Woman Key | 31.8 ha; 78.5 acres | Monroe | In the lower Florida Keys |
See also
References
- ^ a b Bernie McGovern, Florida Almanac (2007-08 ed.).
- ^ "Amelia Island Visitor Guide" (PDF). Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "St. Augustine Beach & Anastasia Island". St Augustine Florida Vacation Guide. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ "Hypoluxo, Florida". www.pbchistoryonline.org. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Site". www.abfla.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "The Florida Keys: Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park". Visit Florida. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ Brinkmann, Paul (January 17, 2014). "Sale still pending on rock star's former private island". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "About Siesta Key | Siesta Key Visitor Information | Siesta Key Tourist Attractions". www.siestakeychamber.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ "Islands in the Stream". Sarasota Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-19.