Everglades: Quick Facts

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Everglades National Park

Map of the southeastern United States highlighting the Everglades region in southern Florida in orange. The map shows state boundaries with Florida, Alabama, and Georgia labeled, and surrounding bodies of water including the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. An inset globe marks the Everglades' location in North America.

Everglades marsh

Wetland scene in Florida Everglades National Park with still water, floating vegetation, tall grasses, and a cluster of trees under a partly cloudy sky.

A white heron stands in shallow water surrounded by dense green vegetation and lily pads in Everglades National Park, Florida.

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