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|Name=Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
|Name=Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
|Link Url=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Merritt_Island
|Link Url=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Merritt_Island
|Description=In 1962, NASA acquired 140,000 acres of land, water, and marshes adjacent to Cape Canaveral to establish the John F. Kennedy Space Center. NASA built a launch complex and other space-related facilities, but development of most of the area was not necessary. In 1963 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service signed an agreement to establish the refuge and in 1975 a second agreement established Canaveral National Seashore. Today, the Department of Interior manages most of the unused portions of the Kennedy Space Center as the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Playalinda National Seashore.
|Description=In 1962, NASA acquired 140,000 acres of land, water, and marshes adjacent to Cape Canaveral to establish the John F. Kennedy Space Center. NASA built a launch complex and other space-related facilities, but development of most of the area was not necessary.  
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In 1963 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service signed an agreement to establish the refuge and in 1975 a second agreement established Canaveral National Seashore. Today, the Department of Interior manages most of the unused portions of the Kennedy Space Center as the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Playalinda National Seashore.
|Region=Brevard County
|Site Logo=link-logo-merritt-island-national-wildlife-refuge.png
|Site Logo=link-logo-merritt-island-national-wildlife-refuge.png
|Screenshot=link-screenshot-merritt-island-national-wildlife-refuge.jpg
|Screenshot=link-screenshot-merritt-island-national-wildlife-refuge.jpg
|Topic=Place
|Type=Web Site
|Coordinates=28.64142, -80.73571
|Topic=National Wildlife Refuges
|Subtopic=United States Government, Brevard County Locale, National Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife Sanctuary, Paddling, Primitive Camping, Inshore Fishing, Shore Fishing, Surf Fishing, Scenic Drive, Wildlife Encounter
|Subtopic=Paddling,Primitive Camping,Fishing,Scenic Drive,Wildlife Encounter,Bird Watching,Manatee Watching
|Poster=Admin
|Poster=Admin
|Postdate=20191114134457
|Posted=20191114134457
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In 1962, NASA acquired 140,000 acres of land, water, and marshes adjacent to Cape Canaveral to establish the John F. Kennedy Space Center. NASA built a launch complex and other space-related facilities, but development of most of the area was not necessary. In 1963 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service signed an agreement to establish the refuge and in 1975 a second agreement established Canaveral National Seashore. Today, the Department of Interior manages most of the unused portions of the Kennedy Space Center as the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Playalinda National Seashore.


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Scenic Drive
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Manatee Watching
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