Canaveral,Cape

Canaveral,Cape
Ca·nav·er·al (kə-năvʹər-əl, -năvʹrəl), Cape Formerly (1963-1973) Cape Ken·ne·dy (kĕnʹĭ-dē).
A sandy promontory extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island on the east-central coast of Florida. It is the site of NASA's Kennedy Manned Space Flight Center, the launching area for U.S. space missions.

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