You don't have to be a good geography student to recognize Florida in this astronauts' view of their launch site. Cape Canaveral is the spit on the Atlantic coast. Straight inland from it, within the central chain of lakes, is Disney World. And on the Gulf side of the state is Tampa Bay. The lakes are hollowed-out low spots in the limestone that was laid down beneath an ancient sea. Such sinkholes in this "karst"topography continue to open up, occasionally swallowing houses. The chain of lakes culminates in the huge Lake Okeechobee. You can see a large agricultural area (Florida oranges?) just to the south of it. The surrounding Everglades (where the alligators roam) lead us to Miami in the foreground.