Spoil Islands

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These are called spoil islands, and they are deposits of dredging material.

The channel is used by barges to bring back the solid rocket boosters of the space shuttle once they have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Coordinates: 28°28'15"N 80°37'1"W

Clermont Uplands 117 km
Hillsborough Bay 193 km
Genoa Bar Reef 196 km
Middle Tampa Bay 212 km
Old Tampa Bay 212 km
Tampa Bay 216 km
Lower Tampa Bay 227 km
Southwest Channel 233 km
Spam 384 km
Florida 734 km

Banana River 1.2 km
Causeway between Canaveral Air Force Base and NASA Kennedy Space Center. 4.4 km
Space Coast Solar Energy (Production Unit) 6.5 km
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCAFS) 6.8 km
Blue Origin Rocket Factory (Under Construction) 7.4 km
Exploration Park 7.4 km
Banana River 7.6 km
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex 8.5 km
Solar Field 9 km
Kennedy Space Center 9 km

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Banana River Causeway between Canaveral Air Force Base and NASA Kennedy Space Center. Space Coast Solar Energy (Production Unit) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCAFS) Blue Origin Rocket Factory (Under Construction) Exploration Park Banana River Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Solar Field Kennedy Space Center