Sanibel Island is a small island on Earth just off the western coast of Florida near Fort Myers. During the 21st century the island was nearly submerged by global warming, however after first contact with the Vulcans the island was saved when humanity finally stabilized Earth's climate. Sanibel Island would later become a favorite vacation spot of Trip Tucker, and he later convinced T'Pol to allow him to construct a recreation of the island in their minds during their shared meditation sessions. T'Pol hoped that the day would eventually come when she and Trip could visit the island for real.