Everglades National Park, US
It was declared a national park in 1947
Everglades National Park is a vast wetland ecosystem. Water flows from Lake Okeechobee into a river 40 to 70 miles wide, moving almost imperceptibly. It was declared a national park in 1947. Everglades National Park was the first created to protect a fragile ecosystem. The ecosystems in Everglades National Park have suffered significantly from human activity, and restoration of the Everglades is a politically charged issue in South Florida.
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