9-foot Stake

Coral reef in the Florida Keys, US
9-foot Stake is located in Florida
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9-foot Stake is located in Caribbean
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LocationLocationCaribbeanCoordinates24°28′18″N 081°45′51″W / 24.47167°N 81.76417°W / 24.47167; -81.76417CountryUnited StatesGeologyTypereef

9-foot Stake is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the south of Key West, and is west of Marker 32 reef. Unlike many reefs in the Sanctuary, it is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).

The reef gets its name from a fallen telephone pole within the reef.

Gallery

  • NOAA map of the reef
    NOAA map of the reef
  • A school of grunts and some soft corals at 9-foot Stake reef
    A school of grunts and some soft corals at 9-foot Stake reef
  • Brain coral (Diploria strigosa) at 9-foot Stake reef in 2010
    Brain coral (Diploria strigosa) at 9-foot Stake reef in 2010

References

  • NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East
  • NOAA Map of buoys at 9-foot Stake
  • NOAA Navigational Chart 11441
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