Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

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national wildlife refuge protected area wetland habitat

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal habitat in Florida known for its rich biodiversity, especially migratory birds and other wildlife, and its proximity to the Kennedy Space Center.

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Label	Occurrences
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge canonical	13
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national wildlife refuge ⓘ protected area ⓘ wetland habitat ⓘ
adjacentTo	Canaveral National Seashore ⓘ Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
area	over 140000 acres ⓘ
borders	Indian River Lagoon ⓘ Mosquito Lagoon ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical ⓘ
contains	coastal dunes ⓘ estuaries ⓘ freshwater impoundments ⓘ hardwood hammocks ⓘ pine flatwoods ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ scrub habitat ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdAs	buffer zone for Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
established	1963 ⓘ
habitatFor	American alligator ⓘ Florida scrub-jay ⓘ West Indian manatee ⓘ bald eagle ⓘ bobcat ⓘ Gopherus ⓘ surface form: gopher tortoise green sea turtle ⓘ leatherback sea turtle ⓘ loggerhead sea turtle ⓘ over 300 bird species ⓘ river otter ⓘ roseate spoonbill ⓘ wood stork ⓘ
hasTrail	Black Point Wildlife Drive ⓘ Oak Hammock Trail ⓘ Pine Flatwoods Trail ⓘ Scrub Ridge Trail ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
IUCNCategory	IV ⓘ
knownFor	birdwatching opportunities ⓘ manatee viewing ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ sea turtle nesting beaches ⓘ wildlife photography ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic coast of Florida ⓘ Brevard County ⓘ surface form: Brevard County, Florida Florida ⓘ Merritt Island ⓘ
managedBy	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
near	Cape Canaveral ⓘ Titusville, Florida ⓘ
offersActivity	environmental education ⓘ fishing ⓘ hunting (seasonal, regulated) ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ
overlapsWith	NASA security zone ⓘ
partOf	National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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Canaveral National Seashore → adjacentTo → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Brevard County → hasAttraction → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Merritt Island → hasPart → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Merritt Island → knownFor → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Banana River → adjacentTo → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Space Coast → hasLandmark → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Florida State Road 3 → serves → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Mosquito Lagoon → borderedBy → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Titusville, Florida → locatedNear → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Titusville, Florida → hasNearbyAttraction → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

New Smyrna Beach, Florida → near → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

New Smyrna Beach, Florida → hasProtectedAreaNearby → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge → hasVisitorCenter → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

Playalinda Beach → adjacentTo → Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ