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Fort Jefferson at the Dry Tortugas. The clear waters in shallow areas surrounding the fort, seen easily in the photo, are popular for snorkeling and scuba diving. Visible on the right side of the image is a breach of the sea wall caused by the direct strike of Hurricane Charley in August 2004.

Camera location24° 37′ 55″ N, 82° 52′ 03″ W  Heading=236.25° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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Source U.S. National Park Service [1]; English Wikipedia, original upload 2 March 2005 by Brian0918
Author U.S. National Park Service

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Fort Jefferson (Florida)

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Fort Jefferson

inception

3 March 2005

coordinates of the point of view

24°37'54.998"N, 82°52'3.000"W

heading: 236.25 degree

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current15:07, 22 April 2017Thumbnail for version as of 15:07, 22 April 20171,200 × 796 (1.03 MB)Bubba73Color correction and remove some haze
17:57, 8 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:57, 8 December 20061,200 × 796 (1.01 MB)Holly ChengReverted to earlier revision
05:40, 8 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 05:40, 8 December 20063,072 × 2,048 (4.89 MB)Keeleysam
07:50, 16 September 2005Thumbnail for version as of 07:50, 16 September 20051,200 × 796 (1.01 MB)Saperaud~commonswikiFort Jefferson at the Dry Tortugas. As seen easily in the photo, the clear waters in shallow areas surrounding the fort are popular for snorkeling and SCUBA. Visible on the right side of the image is a breach of the sea wall caused by the direct strik

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