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Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates The Aquarius underwater ocean laboratory is located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary three and a half miles off-shore in Conch Reef. The laboratory is currently in 60 feet of water but is built to withstand depths of up to 120 feet. The actually laboratory…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates Alligator Reef is one of the largest reef systems in the Upper Keys. In the 1960s, a study of Alligator Reef found and identified more than 500 species of marine life. The reef arose around a wrecked ship; the USS Alligator built in 1820, which…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates Alexander, a 120-foot long and 40-foot wide barge, was purposefully sunk in 1984 to mark the site for the development of an artificial reef. A year later, remains of the old Whale Harbor Bridge were added to the area to help in the formation of…