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Merritt Island

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Merritt Island, c.40 mi (60 km) long and c.6 mi (10 km) wide, E Fla., separated from the mainland by Indian River (a lagoon) and from the Canaveral peninsula on the east by Banana River (a lagoon). It produces citrus fruits and is noted for its birds and other wildlife. The Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge and the John F. Kennedy Space Center, a division of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), are there. Tourism is a major island industry.


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Edwards personnel had to do some rapid training in Merritt Island, Fla.
announced the acquisition of Merritt Square Mall, an 840,295 s/fenclosed shopping mall, located in Merritt Island, Florida, a suburb of Orlando.
Koi's project involves the reestablishment of naturally sustainable populations of the atala butterfly and coontie--a host plant during its larval stage--to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and other state park and forest sites.
 
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