Virtual Field Trip to the Florida Keys

Upper Keys: Location 1 - Key Largo Dry Rocks

Key Largo Dry Rocks are a shallow water part of the barrier reef off Key Largo. Underwater photograph, looking vertically downwards.

This image shows part of the reef:

• The live stony colonial coral of a patch reef is seen at bottom right, and is mostly dark, the colour of the live coral polyps.
• The loose carbonate sediments surrounding the coral is light coloured; it forms the top left of the image, and lies in slightly deeper water.

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