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Melody Key

Coordinates: 24°38′27″N 81°27′12″W / 24.64083°N 81.45333°W / 24.64083; -81.45333
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Melody Key
Melody Key is located in Florida
Melody Key
Melody Key
Melody Key
Melody Key is located in Caribbean
Melody Key
Melody Key
Melody Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates24°38′27″N 81°27′12″W / 24.64083°N 81.45333°W / 24.64083; -81.45333
ArchipelagoFlorida Keys
Adjacent toFlorida Straits
Administration
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe

Melody Key is a privately owned island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States.[1][2] It is 5.5 acres-wide.[1] As of 2012, it was the world's fifth most expensive island.[1] As of January 2017, the island was listed for sale, at an asking price of $7 million.[3] After being listed Melody Key suffered severe storm damage and later sold for $3.2 million via HGTV's Islands Hunters television show.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c The world's most expensive private islands, The Daily Telegraph
  2. ^ Jonathan Vatner, Island Hopping to Your Own Island, The New York Times, December 30, 2009
  3. ^ "derStandard.at". www.derstandard.at. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  4. ^ "10 Dreamy Scenes From Island Hunters". HGTV. Retrieved 2021-05-26.