Tropic (also known as “The Trops”) is an unincorporated area in Brevard County, Florida, United States.[1] It is the southernmost area on Merritt Island, and its identity was absorbed into the census-designated place of Merritt Island during the Space Age of the 1950s and 1960s. This portion of Merritt Island is served by County Road 3 (South Tropical Trail) and the Mather's Bridge.


Geography

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Tropic was located at 28°08′55″N 80°36′25″W / 28.14861°N 80.60694°W / 28.14861; -80.60694.

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ DeLorme (1989). Florida Atlas and Gazetteer. DeLorme Publishing Company.