East Rockland Key
Island in the lower Florida Keys, United States
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East Rockland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Key West.
  East Rockland Key  East Rockland Key (the Caribbean) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Coordinates | 24.591°N 81.676°W |
| Archipelago | Florida Keys |
| Adjacent to | Florida Straits |
| Administration | |
| State | Florida |
| County | Monroe |
U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the edge of the key at approximately mile markers 8–9.5, between Boca Chica Key and Big Coppitt Key.
It is located directly across the Overseas Highway from Rockland Key.
Flora and fauna
There is endangered population of marsh rabbits (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) [1] on island.
