2. Region- Southeast State- Florida Capital- Tallahassee Latitude- 26.0°N Longitude- 80.7°W Florida

3. Ten thousand islands. Located in north west part of park. Islands are 1 fifth of park. some of their names are Gumbo Limbo Trail, Royal Palm and Flamingo. Covers 1,400,533 acres on the southwest. Tree Islands Mangrove trees form islands with there strong roots that connect.

4. Over 4,000 years ago settlers lived in the Everglades.

5. Culture details Tequesta and Calusa -Lived 4,000 years ago. -First settlers in the Everglades. Spanish explorers - early 1500s searching for gold. -Set missions to convert all Indians to Christianity. Seminole Indians - 1800 lived in area. - were forced to leave.

6. The largest river in Florida slowly flows through the Everglades

7. Waterway details  Swamp - the swamps is Big Cypress  40 miles wide  100 miles long  3 inches deep  Canal -canals flow through lake Okeechobee The lake is 12’0’’ or 12 feet deep.  River - one of the rivers is Shark River Cickee

8. Limestone and sand covers the lake floor

9. Rocks and mineral details limestone Limestone is the most found mineral in everglades. sand The everglades has a small bit of sand in it.

10. Park facts The park was established in 1947 by Harry S. Trueman Harry S. Trueman