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Congaree National Park is a 26,692.6-acre (41.7 sq mi; 108.0 km 2) national park of the United States in central South Carolina, 18 miles southeast of the state capital, Columbia.
Lake Marion (top) and Lake Moultrie (bottom right) from space. This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in the state of South Carolina in the United States. All major lakes in South Carolina are man-made. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
This is a list of state forests in South Carolina. Macachupeo Laganuerzo State Reserve Forest South Carolina state forests. Name (by alphabetical order)
Middle Atlantic coastal forests: Georgia: Nearctic: Temperate coniferous forests: Middle Atlantic coastal forests: Maryland: Nearctic: Temperate coniferous forests: Middle Atlantic coastal forests: North Carolina: Nearctic: Temperate coniferous forests: Middle Atlantic coastal forests: South Carolina: Nearctic: Temperate coniferous forests ...
The Francis Marion National Forest is located north of Charleston, South Carolina. It is named for revolutionary war hero Francis Marion, who was known to the British as the Swamp Fox. It lies entirely within the Middle Atlantic coastal forests ecoregion. [3] The park is also entirely in the Subtropical coniferous forest.
The region includes significant salt marshes and other coastal waterways, making it an important source of biodiversity in South Carolina. Once known for its slave-based agricultural wealth in rice and indigo , crops that flourished in the hot subtropical climate, the Lowcountry today is known for its historic cities and communities, natural ...
Northeastern coastal forests: Red Maple floodplain [15] South Carolina: Congaree National Park [15] 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) [15] Middle Atlantic coastal forests: bottomland hardwood forest [15] South Carolina: Francis Beidler Forest [15] 1,700 acres (690 ha) [15] Middle Atlantic coastal forests: mixed hardwoods and cypress-tupelo swamp [15 ...
The Longleaf Pine are an important part of South Carolina's coastal ecosystem. They improve soil, water, and air quality while providing a habitat for deer and songbirds. [71] These forests are endangered by logging for agriculture and development. [70] [72] Oysters are a critical part of South Carolina's coastal ecology.