Location

The Everglades are subtropical wetland region located in the southern portion of Florida in the United States. The system begins near the city of Orlando at the Kissimmee River, empties out into Lake Okeechobee, and continues to flow hundreds of miles down to the Florida Bay at the southern-most end of the state. The diverse landscape spans approximately 220 miles from north the south, and across 18,000 square miles. To put the size into context it is about the size of Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island combined. 

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