Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and e ...
Middle Torch Key
Middle Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.
It is located between Ramrod Key and Little Torch Key.
The southernmost tip of the key is on U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway
The Overseas Highway is a highway carrying U.S. Rout ...
, and
Big Torch Key
Big Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.
It is located to the north of Middle Torch Key, connected to it via a causeway.
It is named for the Sea Torchwood (''Amyris elemifera
''Amyris elemifera'' is a species of flowering plant i ...
. Little Torch Key is the most populated of the three. The islands were named for their
forests
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
of Sea Torchwood (''
Amyris elemifera
''Amyris elemifera'' is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae. Its common names include sea torchwood, smooth torchwood,Big Pine Key, or about east of
Key West
Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within 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 cons ...