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Dry Tortugas National Park

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Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Phone:
+1 305-242-7700

Address:
Florida, USA

The Dry Tortugas are a small group of islands, located in the Gulf of Mexico at the end of the Florida Keys, United States, about 67 miles west of Key West, and 37 miles west of the Marquesas Keys, the closest islands. Still farther west is the Tortugas Bank, which is submerged. The first Europeans to discover the islands were the Spanish in 1513, led by explorer Juan Ponce de León. The archipelago's name derives from the lack of fresh water springs, and the presence of turtles. They are an unincorporated area of Monroe County, Florida, and belong to the Lower Keys Census County Division. With their surrounding waters, they constitute the Dry Tortugas National Park.
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