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Everglades National Park
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Everglades National Park
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Miami-Dade, Monroe, & Collier counties, Florida, United States

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About Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park as the name suggests is a national park to protect the original Everglades in Florida, United States. The area is spread in over 6100-kilometer square. It was designated as the World Heritage Site in the year 1979. The park receives over a million visitors per year. It is the largest wilderness in the east of the Mississippi River and is the largest tropical wilderness all over the United States. It became an endangered site as the ecosystem is affecting due to human activity.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Everglades National Park

  • It is the largest wetland on the earth. It is also the third-largest national park in the contiguous United States. It was used by over one-third of Florida about two hundred years ago and covers three million acres in history.
  • There are nine different types of eco-system in the park. It includes freshwater marl prairie, pinelands, marine and estuarine, cypress, hardwood hammock, freshwater slough, etc.
    There are nine different types of eco-system in the park. It includes freshwater marl prairie, pinelands, marine and estuarine, cypress, hardwood hamm
  • The park is also known for the largest intact stand of protected mangrove forest all over the northern hemisphere. It is found in the coastal channels and rivers within South Florida and is protected under the boundaries of the park. The Mangroves are not only the habitat for various species but also protects humans in the surrounding communities from powerful winds and storm surge of hurricanes.
    The park is also known for the largest intact stand of protected mangrove forest all over the northern hemisphere. It is found in the coastal channels
  • It is home to about 17 species of amphibians, 40 species of mammals, 300 species of fish, and 50 distinct kinds of reptiles.
    It is home to about 17 species of amphibians, 40 species of mammals, 300 species of fish, and 50 distinct kinds of reptiles.
  • You will be amazed to know that her American alligators and American crocodiles coexist. These two species do not coexist anywhere else in the world.
    You will be amazed to know that her American alligators and American crocodiles coexist. These two species do not coexist anywhere else in the world.
  • The Burmese pythons were imported to the place in the mid-1990s. Though now import or purchase of these pythons are banned in Florida now they breed and exist in this part of Florida. They have eaten various important native species and there is a recent drop of about 90 to 99 percent in the small mammal population. The government also ran a program to remove a python from the place
    The Burmese pythons were imported to the place in the mid-1990s. Though now import or purchase of these pythons are banned in Florida now they breed a
  • The park also contains about 43 species of mosquitoes. Just 13 species of them bite people.
    The park also contains about 43 species of mosquitoes. Just 13 species of them bite people.
  • The water from the park also drains into the Biscayne Aquifer which supplies drinking water to the community. It is estimated that over eight million people rely on this water.

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