everglades

     

The Everglaes are a subtropical wetland located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The entire system begins in the vicinity of Orlando with the Kissimmee River. The Everglades includes the region that spans from Lake Okeechobee south to Florida Bay, as well as the interconnected ecosystems within the boundary. The Kissimmee River discharges into Lake Okeechobee, a vast shallow fresh water lake. Water leaving Lake Okeechobee in the wet season forms the Everglades, a slow-moving river 60 miles (97 km) wide and over 100 miles (160 km) long, flowing southward across a slightly angled limestone shelf to Florida Bay at the southern end of the state. It is such a unique convergence of land, water, and climate that the use of singular and plural to refer to the Everglades is appropriate. Characteristics of the climate of South Florida include annual wet and dry seasons, and the region has a history of recurring flooding and drought that has shaped the natural environment.

Trivia about everglades

  • A third of Miami-Dade County is located in this national park
  • People in Florida in the 1920s thought it useless & wanted it drained; it was made a national park in 1947
  • The southernmost point on the USA's mainland is Cape Sable in this Florida national park
  • Once the sanctuary of the Seminoles, this Florida wilderness is now inhabited by the Miccosukee tribe
  • The process of draining this large region began in 1906 at Fort Lauderdale
  • Cape Sable, the USA's southernmost mainland point, lies within this Florida national park
  • Cape Sable, the southernmost point on the U.S. mainland, is located in this Florida national park
  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas spent much of her 108 years fighting to preserve this wetlands region of Florida
  • This "river of grass" in southern Florida is up to 50 miles wide & generally less than a foot deep
  • This southern subtropical wilderness is home to manatees & TV's "Gentle Ben"
  • Ponce de Leon Bay in Southwestern Florida lies within this swampy national park
  • Manhattan,Everglades National Park,the Pentagon
  • At over 1.3 million acres, it's the largest subtropical preserve in North America
  • In 1947 President Truman dedicated this large South Florida national park

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