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A vast subtropical wetland in southern Florida, formed by a slow-moving sheet of water draining from Lake Okeechobee toward Florida Bay. It is home to distinctive sawgrass marshes and mangrove forests and hosts a wide array of wildlife, including alligators and numerous wading bird species.

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