UPSC Prelims PYQ 2009: Cape Canaveral is on the coast of which...

Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched, is located on the coast of

Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina

Explanation

Option (a) is correct

Cape Canaveral is located on the Atlantic coast of Florida and hosts major US space launch facilities, including NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

World map highlighting global space launch sites with labeled locations and coordinates, including sites in the USA, Russia, China, India, Japan, Israel, French Guiana, Kazakhstan, and New Zealand. Each site is marked with a black dot and includes latitude and longitude details, illustrating geographic distribution of spaceports worldwide.