Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park

 natural area in central South Carolina, U.S., about 20 miles (30 km) southeast of Columbia. Authorized in 1976 as Congaree Swamp National Monument, it was designated a national park and renamed in 2003; it became an international biosphere reserve in 1981. The park has an area of 35 square miles (90 square km).

      Congaree Swamp, the focus of the national park, is the largest area of virgin Southern bottomland hardwoods remaining in the United States. The park consists of an alluvial floodplain on the meandering Congaree River. Flooding occurs about 10 times a year but lasts only from several days to a month at a time, and for most of the year the area is dry. The tract includes loblolly pine, sweet gum, water tupelo, bald cypress, hickory, and oak—some of record size—and also rare and endangered species of both plants and animals, such as the red-cockaded woodpecker. Deer, opossums, foxes, feral swine, and bobcats are found in the swamp forest. Access to the park is by trail or boat; canoeing is a popular activity.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Congaree National Park — IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) …   Wikipedia

  • Congaree National Park — Parc national de Congaree Congaree Catégorie Ib de la CMAP (Zone de nature sauvage) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Congaree National Park — Congaree Nationalpark Cedar Creek …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • National Park Service — Arrowhead Agency overview Formed August 25, 1916 Jurisdiction …   Wikipedia

  • National Park Passport Stamps — Example of a National Park Passport Stamp for the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area At nearly all of the 397 American National Park units (and many of the National Park Service s affiliated areas), one or more National Park Passport… …   Wikipedia

  • National Park of American Samoa — IUCN Category II (National Park) …   Wikipedia

  • List of areas in the United States National Park System — National Park Service logo. The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. This includes all areas designated National Parks and most National Monuments,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of the United States National Park System official units — The Official Units of the National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. As of 2011, there are 397 official units of the National Park System. However, this… …   Wikipedia

  • Glacier National Park (U.S.) — Glacier Nationalpark St. Mary Lake mit markanter Bergkette …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Yellowstone National Park — Yellowstone Nationalpark Yellowstone Nationalpark …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”