UNESCO WHS - Everglades National Park - Alligator Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Everglades National Park - American Alligator - Everglades National Park is the largest designated sub-tropical wilderness reserve on the North American continent. Its juncture at the interface of temperate and sub-tropical America, fresh and brackish water, shallow bays and deeper coastal waters creates a complex of habitats supporting a high diversity of flora and fauna. It contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere, the largest continuous stand of sawgrass prairie and the most significant breeding ground for wading birds in North America. The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States. Adult male American alligators measure 11.2 to 15.1 ft (3.4 to 4.6 m) in length and can weigh up to 999 lb (453 kg). Females are smaller. World Heritage Sites in the USA - Name: Everglades National Park Animal: Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Country: United States of America Location: Florida Inscription: 1979 Category: Natural (viii)(ix)(x) Unesco Ref: 76 (Heritage in Danger) Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.