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   What is Everglades National Park?

   • Everglades National Park is an American national park that protects the southern twenty percent of the original Everglades in Florida. The park is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States and the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi River. An average of one million people visit the park each year.

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   When was Everglades National Park established?

   • Everglades National Park, large natural area encompassing the southwestern portion of the more extensive Everglades region in southern Florida, U.S. It constitutes the largest subtropical wilderness left in the United States. The park was authorized in 1934, but, because of difficulties acquiring land, it was not established until 1947.

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   Where are the Everglades located?

   • The Everglades is a natural region of flooded grasslands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee.

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   Where can I visit Everglades National Park?

   • The park has multiple entrances and visitor centers including Ernest Coe Visitor Center , Flamingo Visitor Center , Shark Valley Visitor Center , Gulf Coast Visitor Center. They are all open 365 days a year. For more information, visit the National Park Service Everglades National Park website or call 305-242-7700.

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   May 20, 2024 · Everglades, subtropical saw-grass marsh region, a “river of grass” up to 50 miles (80 km) wide but generally less than 1 foot (0.3 metre) deep, covering more than 4,300 square miles (11,100 square km) of southern Florida, U.S.

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   Coordinates: 26.0°N 80.7°W. The Everglades is a natural region of flooded grasslands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee.

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   Apr 21, 2024 · Established: December 6, 1947. Size: 1,542,526 acres. Annual visitors: 1 million. Visitors centers: Everglades has four: Ernest F. Coe near Miami, Guy Bradley in Flamingo, Gulf Coast in...

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   Coordinates: 25°18′45″N 80°41′15″W. Everglades National Park is an American national park that protects the southern twenty percent of the original Everglades in Florida. The park is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States and the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi River.

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   Apr 29, 2024 · Everglades National Park, large natural area encompassing the southwestern portion of the more extensive Everglades region in southern Florida. It constitutes the largest subtropical wilderness left in the United States. Learn more about the Everglades National Park, including its history.

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   May 3, 2024 · America's Everglades - The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. Everglades National Park protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for numerous rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile, and the elusive Florida panther.

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   Aug 7, 2017 · The Everglades are subtropical wetlands whose fresh water system begins near Orlando in the Kissimmee River. The water moves from the Kissimmee River to the shallow Lake Okeechobee, which averages 12 feet deep and covers 730 square miles.