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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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In 2022, Mitchell bought the Sanibel Island and Tippecanoe homes, along with other properties, according to county records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 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

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

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