Sunset Key is about 1,500 ft (450 m) from the pier in Key West.  It is an artificial island, created from material dredged from Key West harbor, beginning in 1965.  It was originally named Tank Island
Sunset Key is about 1,500 ft (450 m) from the pier in Key West. It is an artificial island, created from material dredged from Key West harbor, beginning in 1965. It was originally named Tank… © Roger W from Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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