Big Island

Big Island is an islet in , . Big Island is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Launch and Landing Facility and Vehicle Assembly Building.

Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Shuttle Landing Facility, also known as , is an located on in , , . is situated 2 miles west of Big Island.

Hangar
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , or VAB, is a large building at NASA's in Florida, designed to assemble large pre-manufactured space vehicle components, such as the massive Saturn V, the Space Shuttle and the Space Launch System, and stack them vertically onto one of three mobile launcher platforms used by NASA. is situated 1½ miles south of Big Island.

Hangar
Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Big Island

Latitude
28.60778° or 28° 36′ 28″ north
Longitude
-80.66013° or 80° 39′ 37″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
76WXJ85Q+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 660840835
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
4147744
Wiki­data ID
Q32841343
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Satellite Map

Discover Big Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Big Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Big Island”
  • Turkish: “Big Adası”

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