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Key Largo, Florida Location in Monroe County and the state of Florida Key Largo harbor Key Largo is a census-designated place in Monroe County, Florida, United States, positioned on the island of Key Largo in the upper Florida Keys.

It is the first island of the Florida Keys and the originating point of the Overseas Highway to Key West.

Key Largo is positioned at 25 6 24 N 80 25 48 W (25.106637, -80.429917). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 39.6 km (15.3 mi ), of which 31.5 km (12.2 mi ) is territory and 8.1 km (3.1 mi ) 20.54% is water.

A southeast-pointing cape on the north end of El Radabob Key, 24 9 12 N 80 21 30 W, just south of Rattlesnake Key, is the east endpoint of the longest distance between any two points of territory inside the fifty states of the United States, as calculated via Google Earth.

Key Largo is also the locale of the first undersea park in the United States, established in 1963, and called the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park(located at Mile Marker 102).

Next to to this is the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary covering 178 square nautical miles.

The 1948 film Key Largo, starring Edward G.

The 1981 hit single "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins was inspired by the film, not the namesake city.

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Florida Keys - Census-designated places in Monroe County, Florida - Seaside resorts in Florida - Populated coastal places in Florida on the Atlantic Ocean - Census-designated places in Florida - Islands of Florida