Virtual Field Trip to the Florida Keys

Upper Keys: Location 2 - Grecian Rocks


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Grecian Rocks lie about 2 km SW of Key Largo Dry Rocks (locality 1). Both are shallow water parts of the barrier reef off Key Largo.

The thumbnail images below link to larger versions of the images, with additional information and exercises. Key images are highlighted with a red border; you should also take the time to study the other images, to see different aspects of this location.

coral coral patch coral head coral head growing on encrusted rubble  
barracuda encrusted rubble sea grass bed and carbonate sand sedimentary structures in carbonate sand sea grass close-up with fish

 

To see the distribution of reef and other carbonate sediments at this location, go to this map, and click on Grecian Rocks on the list below the map.

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