Everglades - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
The Everglades - National Wildlife Federation
WEBThe Everglades is a subtropical wetland ecosystem spanning two million acres across central and south Florida. During the wet season, Lake Okeechobee overflows, releasing water into a very slow moving, shallow river dominated …
Everglades | Location, Florida, Ecosystem, & Facts | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · The Everglades is a subtropical marsh region up to 50 miles (80 km) wide but less than 1 foot (0.3 meter) deep. The Everglades occupies a shallow limestone-floored basin and much of it is covered with saw grass, which grows to …
Everglades National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBAug 14, 2024 · An international treasure as well - a World Heritage Site, International Biosphere Reserve, a Wetland of International Importance, and a specially protected area under the Cartagena Treaty. Read More
Florida: Everglades National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBAug 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.
Ecosystem Overview - Friends of the Everglades
WEBThe state of Florida contains enormous acreages of wetlands, ranging in size from tiny isolated depressions within pinelands to the vastness of the Everglades, originally about 4,000 square miles in size. But the Everglades is …
8 Facts You Didn’t Know About America’s Everglades — And Why …
WEBDec 2, 2019 · America’s Everglades is a subtropical wetland ecosystem spanning 1.5 million acres across south Florida. Known as a biodiversity hotspot, the Everglades is filled with an abundance of wildlife and is surrounded by numerous human communities, including the cities of Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
Habitats - Everglades National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBApr 7, 2021 · Many think of the Everglades as a freshwater wetland, but more than one third of the park is comprised of marine and estuarine ecosystems. Last updated: April 7, 2021.
Everything you need to know about Everglades National Park
WEBApr 21, 2024 · Sprawling between South Florida’s Lake Okeechobee and the Gulf of Mexico, the Everglades is one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands. About 20 percent of the region is protected within the...
Everglades | Audubon
WEBFamous for its abundance of bird life, the Everglades covers two million acres from the south side of Orlando all the way to the Florida Keys and Florida Reef Tract—one of the largest wetlands in the world.