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rich blue waters of the Southwest channel give way to turquoise and pale green as the shallows surrounding a few islands in this image peak out above the high water mark. Loggerhead key and the surrounding sizeable shallows stretch diagonally across in the upper left corner. White shoal mirrors the direction of loggerhead key in the middle of the Southwest Channel that separates Loggerhead and Bush Key. The shallows around Bush key mostly follow the same diagonal direction, but there are some distinct shallow regions jutting into the channel. Fort Jefferson on Garden Key is part of the same dry stretch of land. Hospital Key is a small spec of dry sand in the upper right corner.

Sand, Stone, and Sea Life at Dry Tortugas

The national park west of mainland Florida includes a smattering of islands, but the vast majority of the park’s acreage lies underwater.

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