A resort town on Key West Island, at the southwestern tip of the Florida Keys, in southern Florida, USA. Population 25,000 (1990). Located about 240 km from Miami, Florida, there is an oversea road that runs through the island. This oversea road was a railroad track until 1935. It is a winter resort and also a fishing port with a large shrimp catch. There are a U.S. Navy Air Corps, a naval base, and a Coast Guard base. In the city center, lined with palm trees, is the house where novelist Hemingway lived. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アメリカ合衆国フロリダ州南部,フロリダ・キー諸島南西端のキー・ウェスト島にある保養都市。人口2万5000(1990)。フロリダ州のマイアミから約240kmの所にあるが,島づたいに海上道路が通じている。この海上道路は1935年まで鉄道線路であった。避寒地であると同時に,エビの水揚げの多い漁港でもある。アメリカ海軍航空隊,海軍基地,沿岸警備隊の基地がある。ヤシの街路樹のある市街地には,小説家ヘミングウェーの住んだ家がある。
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