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{{Short description|Island in Florida, United States}} {{about|the island|the village on the island of the same name|Key Biscayne, Florida|the [[tennis]] tournament formerly held on the island and sometimes referred to as Key Biscayne|Miami Open (tennis)}} {{Infobox islands | name = Key Biscayne | sobriquet = | image_name = Keybiscayneaerial (cropped).jpg | image_caption = Aerial view of Key Biscayne in 1999 | image_size = | image_alt = | map_image = Key Biscayne.jpg | map_caption = Map of Key Biscayne | pushpin_map = Florida##USA | pushpin_label = | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Key Biscayne | location = [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], U.S. | coordinates = {{coord|25.690329|-80.165118|region:US_type:isle|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_sqmi = | rank = | length_mi = 5 | width_mi = 1.5 | coastline_mi = | highest_mount = | elevation_ft = 5 | country = United States | demonym = | population = | population_as_of = | density_sqmi = | ethnic_groups = | website = | additional_info = }} '''Key Biscayne''' ({{langx|es|Cayo Vizcaíno|link=no}}) is an island located in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], located between the Atlantic Ocean and [[Biscayne Bay]]. It is the southernmost of the [[Bar (landform)|barrier islands]] along the Atlantic coast of Florida, and lies south of [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]] and southeast of [[Miami]]. The key is connected to Miami via the [[Rickenbacker Causeway]], originally built in 1947. The northern portion of Key Biscayne is home to [[Crandon Park]], a [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|county]] park. The middle section of the island consists of the incorporated Village of [[Key Biscayne, Florida|Key Biscayne]]. The southern part of the island is now protected as [[Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park]], adjacent to [[Biscayne National Park]], one of the two national parks in Miami-Dade County.
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