Everglades Wetlands

Japanese: エバーグレーズ湿地 - えばーぐれーずしっち

…It has an area of 5,672 km2 and was designated in 1947. It occupies the southwest corner of the Everglades, which stretches from Lake Okeechobee to the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. Subtropical and tropical plants and animals grow here, with marsh grasslands and aquatic plants in the low marshes and mangrove forests along the coast. …

From Lake Okeechobee

...The Kissimmee River flows into the lake from the north, and the lake water flows out through the Caloosahatchee River into the Gulf of Mexico. During the rainy season, the surrounding areas overflow with water, often causing flooding. Many drainage channels have been constructed to prevent flooding and to reclaim the Everglades wetlands that extend to the south of the lake. However, as a result, the amount of water flowing from Lake Okeechobee into the Everglades has decreased, causing problems in the Everglades, such as salinization and destruction of the ecosystem. ...

From Florida

…Located in the southeasternmost part of the United States, it is made up of the Florida Peninsula, which is mostly low-lying and faces the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It has many low-lying marshes, lakes, and lagoons, and the tropical Everglades swamp at the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula is particularly famous, part of which is designated as Everglades National Park. It is one of the lowest-lying states of the 50 states, with an average elevation of just over 30 meters and a plateau of only 104 meters at its highest point.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Everglades wetlands is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…面積5672km2，1947年指定。フロリダ半島のオキーチョビー湖から半島南端まで広がるエバーグレーズ湿地帯の南西隅を占める。亜熱帯や熱帯性の動植物の生育がみられ，低湿地には湿原性の草原や水生植物，海岸部にはマングローブの林が広がる。…

【オキーチョビー[湖]】より

…キシミー川が北から注ぎ，湖水はカルーサハチー川を経てメキシコ湾に流出するが，雨季には周辺部に水があふれ，洪水を引き起こすことが多い。洪水防止と湖の南側に広がるエバーグレーズ湿地の干拓のために多くの排水路が建設された。しかし，この結果，オキーチョビー湖からエバーグレーズに流出する水の量が減り，エバーグレーズには塩水化や生態系の破壊という問題が生じてきた。…

【フロリダ[州]】より

…合衆国最南東部に位置し，大西洋とメキシコ湾に面して大部分が低平なフロリダ半島からなっている。低湿地や湖，潟が多く，とくにフロリダ半島南端部の熱帯性のエバーグレーズ湿地は有名で，その一部はエバーグレーズ国立公園に指定されている。最高点でも標高104mの台地にすぎず，また平均標高も30m強で，50州中で最も低平な州の一つ。…

※「エバーグレーズ湿地」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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