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Everglades Case Study

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3. In the Everglades there are 7 sub-provinces installed in the southern hemisphere of Florida. The sub- province Okeechobee Basin collects water flow from the Greater Everglades. It expands 35.7miles over the state of Florida. The sub- province Everglades covers an area between the Atlantic Coastal Strip and Big Cypress Swamp sub- provinces. Has 2 types of different soil embedded in it marl and peat. Sub- province Big Cypress Swamp hosts the oldest underlying rocks in South Florida which are composed of 3 types of minerals. The Southern Atlantic Coastal Strip contains Ice Age type Limestone. Limestone covers more than half of the eastern hemisphere of the Everglades. The Ten Thousand Islands sub-province stretches over 60 miles over the southwestern
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