The Indian River Lagoon is a series of lagoons and inlets making up a portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in the U.S. state of Florida. Its full length extends from Ponce de Leon Inlet in Volusia County, Florida to Jupiter Inlet in Martin County, Florida, and includes Cape Canaveral. Image File history File links Indian-river-lagoon. ... Categories: Stub ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Volusia County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Jupiter is a town located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ... Martin County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Cape Canaveral from space, August 1991 Cape Canaveral (Cabo Cañaveral in Spanish) is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that states Atlantic coast. ...

The Indian River Lagoon is North America’s most diverse estuary with more than 2,200 different species of animals and 2,100 species of plants. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. It serves as a spawning and nursery ground for many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. The lagoon also has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America. Nearly 1/3 of the nation’s manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally. In addition, its ocean beaches provide one of the densest sea turtle nesting areas found in the Western Hemisphere.

Portions of the Lagoon, from north to south:

• Mosquito Lagoon, from Ponce de Leon Inlet to the north end of Merritt Island, connected to Indian River by Haulover Canal.
• Indian River, the main body of water, from the north border between Volusia and Brevard Counties along the western shore of Merritt Island, southward to St. Lucie Inlet.
• Banana River, an offshoot of the Indian River, northward making up the eastern shore of Merritt Island.
• Hobe Sound, the portion of the lagoon from St. Lucie Inlet to Jupiter Inlet.

It was originally named Rio de Ais after the Ais indian tribe, who lived along the east coast of Florida. Mosquito Lagoon is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. ... Merritt Island is: An island in Brevard County, Florida, on Floridas Atlantic coast Heavily residential, with centralized light commercial, and light industrial areas Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and NASAs John F. Kennedy Space Center are located on the northern part of the Island. ... The Indian River is a waterway in Florida, a part of the Indian River Lagoon system. ... Location in the state of Florida Formed 1844 Seat Titusville Area  - Total  - Water 4,032 km² (1,557 mi²) 1,395 km² (539 mi²) 34. ... The Banana River is actually a lagoon that lies between Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida in the USA. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, and flows to the south into the Indian River; it is the only part of the lagoon system not... Hobe Sound is a census-designated place located in Martin County, Florida. ... The Ais, or Ays were a tribe of Native Americans that inhabited the Atlantic Coast of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ...

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