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Key West is closer to Havana (about 106 miles or 171 kilometers by air or sea) [8] than it is to Miami (130 miles or 210 kilometers by air or 165 miles or 266 kilometers by road). [7] Key West is the usual endpoint for marathon swims from Cuba, including Diana Nyad's 2013 swim [33] [34] and Susie Maroney's 1997 swim from within a shark cage. [35]
Diana Nyad / ˈ n aɪ ˌ æ d / (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. [2] Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan (28 mi or 45 km) in record time.
The Straits of Florida The Florida straits, the J-shaped channel between southeastern Florida and the Bahamas, and the Florida Keys and Cuba.. The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait (Spanish: Estrecho de Florida) is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the ...
Netflix’s “Nyad” tells an incredible story about one woman’s remarkable achievement of swimming from Cuba to Key West, but for any Cuban American watching, it can bring up painful ...
Netflix's "Nyad" takes viewers on the inside story of how famed marathon swimmer Diane Nyad swam across the Florida Strait — the waters between Cuba and Key West — at age 64. The film, based ...
The spot was originally marked with sign, shown here in 1972. Before the concrete buoy there was a wooden sign that noted the southern point at this spot. [7] The old wood sign as of 1970 only said "The Southernmost Point, of Southernmost City, Key West Fla." [8] By 1982 this had changed to "The Southernmost Point, In USA, Key West Fla". [9]
Cuba is the top trending travel destination in the world, Tripadvisor reports. Where do travelers want to go in 2023? Study says Miami Beach, Key West — and Cuba?
For many years, Key West was the largest town in Florida, and it grew prosperous on wrecking revenues. The isolated outpost was well located for trade with Cuba and the Bahamas and was on the main trade route from New Orleans. Improved navigation led to fewer shipwrecks, and Key West went into a decline in the late nineteenth century.