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Sanibel Island

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[san-uh-buhl, -bel] / ˈsæn ə bəl, -ˌbɛl /

noun

  1. an island in the Gulf of Mexico off the SW coast of Florida. 16 sq. mi. (41.5 sq. km).


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At first, owner Meghann Mitchell, who purchased a $2.5 million Sanibel Island vacation home, a $600,000 riverfront Indiana getaway and other properties as Piece by Piece’s billings soared, was defiant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The marine researchers on the cruise found high counts of the naturally-occurring algae that causes red tide offshore Punta Gorda, Boca Grande and southwest of Sanibel Island.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

More than 80 of its patients chose not to evacuate from their homes in places like Pine Island, close to where the hurricane made landfall, or nearby Sanibel Island.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

They offer work demolishing storm-damaged buildings on wealthy Sanibel Island and tarping roofs in Fort Myers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2022

Sen. Marco Rubio recently acknowledged on ABC News that Sanibel Island will be uninhabitable for the foreseeable future.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2022