HIGHLANDS

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

QUICK FACTS

• A nickname for the Rocky Mountains is the Rockies
• The Rockies are located in western North America
• Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 miles
• The Rocky Mountains were initially formed from 80 million to 55 million years ago
• Rising over 14,000 feet into the sky

CASCADE RANGE

QUICK FACTS

• A nickname for this range is called the Cascades
• This range is located in the western part of North America
• The highest Elevation is at 14,411 ft
• This mountain range spreads across the United States and Canada
• This range has the Length of 700 mi (1,100 km) north-south

WETLANDS

EVERGLADES

QUICK FACTS

• The Everglades is the only place that has the American Alligator and the American Crocodile in the wild.
• The Everglades comprise the largest subtropical wetland ecosystem in North America.
• 734 Square Miles.
• The Everglades is the largest and most important freshwater, subtropical peat wetland in North America.
• There are no underground springs in the Everglades

OKEFENOKEE

QUICK FACTS

• 700 Square Miles
• Established in 1936
• The average temperature is68 degrees F
• Water source is from 95% from rainfall
• 128 feet above sea level on the northeast side to 103 feet above sea level on the southwest side

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