dry tortugas became a national park in 1972.
dry tortugas became a national park in 1972.
when did dry tortugas become a national park?
1972
comprising , fort jefferson national monument was designated by president franklin d. roosevelt under the antiquities act on january 4, 1935. the monument was expanded in 1983 and redesignated as dry tortugas national park on october 26, 1992, by an act of congress. dry tortugas is managed by the staff of everglades national park. the park was established to protect the island and marine ecosystems of the dry tortugas, to preserve fort jefferson and submerged cultural resources such as shipwrecks, and to allow for public access in a regulated manner.
dry tortugas national park
everglades &amp; dry tortugas biosphere reserve









































the everglades & dry tortugas biosphere reserve (established 1976) is a unesco biosphere reserve in florida and the gulf of mexico. the reserve encompasses everglades national park and dry tortugas national park, including historic fort jefferson and the seven dry tortugas islands.









































section::::ecological characteristics.









































everglades national park is a shallow basin tilted to the southwest and underlain by extensive pleistocene limestones.









































dry tortugas national park consists of a group of seven coral reefs with three major banks (pulaski, loggerhead and long key) forming a pseudo-atoll with a mud-bank type formation.
everglades & dry tortugas biosphere reserve