Are the Everglades a Swamp?

While it is often described as a swamp or forested wet-land, the Everglades is actually a very slow-moving river. ... Water trickles from north to south forming a slow moving river that's sixty miles wide and a hundred miles long.

Is the Everglades a marsh or swamp?

Everglades, subtropical saw-grass marsh region, a “river of grass” up to 50 miles (80 km) wide but generally less than 1 foot (0.3 metre) deep, covering more than 4,300 square miles (11,100 square km) of southern Florida, U.S. Through it, water moves slowly southward to mangrove swamps bordering the Gulf of Mexico to ...

What type of wetland is the Everglades?

The Everglades is a subtropical wetland ecosystem spanning two million acres across central and south Florida.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.