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Key West
Key West city (1990 pop. 24,832), seat of Monroe co., S Fla., on an island at the southwestern extremity of the Florida Keys ; inc. 1828. About 150 mi (240 km) from Miami (but only 90 mi/145 km from Cuba), it is the southernmost city of the continental United States. It is a port of entry and a cruise-ship stop, a popular resort with a tropical climate, a shrimping and fishing center, and an artists' colony. Tropical fruits are harvested, but tourism is central to the economy.
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Key Largo
Key Largo (1939), a drama by Maxwell Anderson. [Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 105 perf.] Concluding his side has lost the Spanish Civil War, King McCloud ( Paul Muni) urges his men to join him in deserting, but they refuse and die fighting. Back in America, King is beset by guilt. He attempts to expiate his feelings by visiting the families of his fallen comrades, including the D'Alcalas who run a small hotel in Key Largo and are being menaced by gangsters. At first King would wave away the problem, but concluding his life is now worthless he kills one gangster and is himself killed. His death spares two innocents' being framed for the killings that a gangster has committed. Although the Playwrights' Company offering was dismissed by some critics as a well‐intentioned tract, poorly developed, it reflected the deep concern of many theatrical figures over the events and implications of the war.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Key Largo." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Key Largo." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-KeyLargo.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Key Largo." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-KeyLargo.html |
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Florida Keys
Florida Keys chain of coral and limestone islands and reefs, c.150 mi (240 km) long, extending from Virginia Key, S of Miami Beach, to Key West, and forming the southern extremity of Florida. Between the Keys and the mainland lies Florida Bay; they are separated from Cuba by the Straits of Florida. Many of the islands, the best known of which are Key Largo and Key West , have resort developments. The Keys are also noted for their commercial fisheries, diving zones, subtropical vegetation, and variety of wildlife. In the 1990s concern over population growth, increased traffic, and degradation of reefs and local water grew. The first U.S. undersea park, at Key Largo, has noted coral formations. Most of the islands are linked to the mainland by the Overseas Highway (completed 1938), which has 42 bridges. |
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"Florida Keys." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Florida Keys." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FloriKey.html "Florida Keys." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FloriKey.html |
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Key Largo
Key Largo narrow island, c.30 mi (48 km) long, off S Fla., largest of the Florida Keys . Along with other Florida Keys, especially Key West, it has become an increasingly popular tourist spot, noted for its scuba diving, nightlife, and beachside resorts. Housing developments and shopping complexes have been recently constructed. A major attraction is John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the first underwater park in the United States, containing c.78 sq mi (202 sq km) of living coral and hundreds of varieties of marine life. Also offshore is the Aquarius habitat, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's permanent undersea laboratory. |
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"Key Largo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Key Largo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KeyLargo.html "Key Largo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KeyLargo.html |
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