Sambo Keys

Earlier name:

Cayos de Zamba

Cayos Samboes

Eastern Sambo

Middle Sambo

Western Sambo

Geographic Location:

 

Located on the reef tract, due south of the eastern end of Boca Chica Key.

References:

 

Father Alaņa's chart, (1743) shows Cayo Sambo. The O'Carrol chart (1770) shows Cayos de Zamba On George Gauld's chart (1775) Both Eastern and Western Sambo Keys are named Cayos Samboes. A chart in Charles Torrey Simpson's "In Lower Florida Wilds" (1920) shows Eastern Sambo, Middle Sambo, and Western Sambo Keys.

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