Cape Canaveral
Also known as Cape Kennedy, Cabo Cañaveral
cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States
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Cape Canaveral is a cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida that has served as a major hub for U.S. space launches and rocket operations. It is significant as the location of Kennedy Space Center and other launch facilities that have been central to America's space exploration efforts.
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Cape Canaveral (Spanish: Cabo Cañaveral) is a cape in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. Officially Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River. It is part of a region known as the Space Coast, and is the site of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Since many U.S. spacecraft have been launched from both the station and the Kennedy Space Center on adjacent Merritt Island, the two are sometimes conflated.
Other features of the cape include Port Canaveral, one of the busiest cruise ports in the world, and the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. The city of Cape Canaveral lies just south of the Port Canaveral District. Mosquito Lagoon, the Indian River, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore are also features of this area.