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Sanibel Island

American  
[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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While her company’s billings soared, she hosted fancy holiday parties for staff and acquired multiple properties, including luxury vacation homes on Florida’s Sanibel Island and a waterfront house on the Tippecanoe River in Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Californians may mourn the charred Joshua tree, Floridians the loss of Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

But Sanibel Island, one of the area’s most popular vacation destinations, was hit especially hard.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023

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

“It’s surreal,” said Coast Guard Petty Officer James Lowen, a rescue swimmer who helped evacuate survivors from Sanibel Island, off the coast of Fort Myers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2022

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