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Loggerhead Key is an uninhabited tropical island within the Dry Tortugas group of islands in the Gulf of Mexico.[1]

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  1. 31 relations: Atlantic hurricane season, Brown pelican, Carnegie Institution for Science, Charles River Laboratories, Coral reef, Cosmopolitan distribution, County (United States), Desalination, Dry Tortugas Light, Dry Tortugas National Park, Eastern Time Zone, Endangered species, Florida, Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico, Island, Köppen climate classification, Loggerhead sea turtle, Marine biology, Marine reptile, Minor civil division, Monroe County, Florida, National Park Service, Research institute, Rhesus macaque, Sea turtle, Tropical fish, Tropical savanna climate, U.S. state, Underwater photography, United States.

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Atlantic hurricane season

The Atlantic hurricane season is the period in a year, from June 1 through November 30, when tropical or subtropical cyclones are most likely to form in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Brown pelican

The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water.

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Carnegie Institution for Science

The Carnegie Institution for Science, also known as Carnegie Science and the Carnegie Institution of Washington, is an organization in the United States established to fund and perform scientific research.

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Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., is an American pharmaceutical company specializing in a variety of preclinical and clinical laboratory, gene therapy and cell therapy services for the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology industries.

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Coral reef

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals.

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Cosmopolitan distribution

In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and environmental conditions, though this is not always so.

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County (United States)

In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States which consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.

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Desalination

Desalination is a process that removes mineral components from saline water.

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Dry Tortugas Light

The Dry Tortugas Light is a lighthouse located on Loggerhead Key, three miles west of Fort Jefferson, Florida.

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Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park is an American national park located about west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, in the United States.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.

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Island

An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.

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Marine biology

Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms that inhabit the sea.

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Marine reptile

Marine reptiles are reptiles which have become secondarily adapted for an aquatic or semiaquatic life in a marine environment.

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Minor civil division

A minor civil division (MCD) is a term used by the United States Census Bureau for primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of a county or county-equivalent, typically a municipal government such as a city, town, or civil township.

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Monroe County, Florida

Monroe County is a county in the state of Florida.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Research institute

A research institute, research centre, research center or research organization is an establishment founded for doing research.

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Rhesus macaque

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey.

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Sea turtle

Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira.

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Tropical fish

Tropical fish are fish found in aquatic tropical environments around the world.

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Tropical savanna climate

Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories Aw (for a dry "winter") and As (for a dry "summer").

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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Underwater photography

Underwater photography is the process of taking photographs while under water.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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See also

Gulf of Mexico

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loggerhead_Key