Estero Island is an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

located in Lee County,

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, on the

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. It is bordered by San Carlos Island to the north and Big Carlos Pass to the south. The Matanzas Pass Bridge is on the northern end of the island and connects Estero Island over Matanzas Pass to San Carlos Island. The Big Carlos Bridge (part of the

Bonita Beach Causeway The Bonita Beach Causeway is a series of four low-level bridges located in Southwest Florida traversing the barrier islands of Estero Bay (Florida), Estero Bay connecting the town of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Fort Myers Beach with Bonita Springs ...

) connects the southern end of the island to Black Island (the northern limit of the city of Bonita Springs).

Communities

The island is part of the town of

Fort Myers Beach Fort Myers Beach is a town located on the North end of Estero Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. The town is on the Gulf of Mexico and is accessed from the mainland by a bridge over Estero Bay. The population was 5,582 at the 2020 c ...

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{{authority control Gulf Coast barrier islands of Florida Islands of Lee County, Florida Beaches of Lee County, Florida Beaches of Florida Islands of Florida