# Boca Chica Key

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**Boca Chica Key** is an island in the lower [Florida Keys](/source/Florida_Keys), about a mile (1.6 km) east of the island of [Key West](/source/Key_West,_Florida) at its closest point. Its name is [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) for "small mouth". It is mostly covered by [salt marshes](/source/Salt_marsh) and [mangrove](/source/Mangrove) trees, and is the home of the largest Naval Air Station ([NAS Key West](/source/Naval_Air_Station_Key_West)) in south Florida. [U.S. 1](/source/U.S._Route_1_in_Florida), the [Overseas Highway](/source/Overseas_Highway), crosses the key at approximately mile markers 6.5—8, east of Key West.,[1] near the NAS and Boca Chica Beach (aka Geiger Beach) on Boca Chica Road.[2][3]

## References

1. [Historic photos of Boca Chica Key](http://www.missilesofkeywest.com/yestBOCA.htm)

1. Tate Jacaruso (7 April 2020). ["This Secluded 'Abandoned' Beach In Florida Is The Perfect Solo Escape"](https://www.narcity.com/en-us/travel/miami/beach-in-the-florida-keys-is-mostly-abandoned-and-the-perfect-secluded-getaway). Narcity.

1. ["The History Of This Abandoned Florida Beach Is Bizarre But True"](https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/florida/geiger-boca-chica-fl/). Only In Your State. 15 April 2016.

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