Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 140,000-acre U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and visitor complex are also situated on the island and NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its operational needs.
- Park
- Description: United States National Wildlife Refuge in Florida
Places of Interest
Highlights include Launch and Landing Facility and Vehicle Assembly Building.
Launch and Landing Facility
The Shuttle Landing Facility, also known as Launch and… Launch and Landing Facility is situated 2 miles north of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Vehicle Assembly Building
The Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, is a large… Vehicle Assembly Building is situated 2 miles east of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
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Latitude
28.58554° or 28° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
-80.68779° or 80° 41′ 16″ west
Open location code
76WXH8P6+6V
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Naturrezervejo Insulo Merritt”
- French: “Refuge faunique national Merritt Island”
- Japanese: “メリット島国立野生生物保護区”
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