▁three ▁prominent ▁points ▁on ▁the ▁c ape , ▁East ▁Cape , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁actual ▁southern most ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁main land ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁Lake ▁In gra ham , ▁the ▁southern most ▁lake ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁Middle ▁Cape , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Pal m ▁Point , ▁and ▁North west ▁Cape . ▁The ▁c ape ▁has ▁many ▁la kes ▁and ▁be aches . ▁ ▁Cape ▁S able ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁mang ro ve ▁diam ond back ▁ter rap in ▁( Mal ac lem ys ▁ter rap in ▁rh iz op hor ar um ) ▁and ▁the ▁Florida ▁g opher ▁tort o ise ▁( G opher us ▁poly ph em us ). ▁Before ▁H urr icane ▁Don na ▁reduced ▁their ▁range ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁now - end anger ed ▁Cape ▁S able ▁se as ide ▁sp arrow s ▁( Am mod ram us ▁mar it im us ▁m ira bil is ) ▁used ▁the ▁c ape . ▁ ▁Near ly ▁the ▁full ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁c ape ▁facing ▁Florida ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁is ▁a ▁fine ▁sand ▁beach ▁extending ▁in land ▁less ▁than ▁. ▁Be hind ▁the ▁beach ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁middle ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁c ape ▁is ▁a ▁mar l ▁pra irie , ▁extending ▁from ▁Fl aming o ▁to ▁approximately ▁North west ▁Point . ▁In land ▁from ▁the ▁mar l ▁pra irie , ▁and ▁over