BIG CYPRESS SWAMP

large forest morass lying mainly in Collier county, southern Florida, U.S., and covering 2,400 square miles (6,200 square km). The region merges into the swampy Everglades on the east. It is dominated by cypress trees, and wildlife is abundant. Sunniland, a village in the swamp 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Fort Myers, was the site of the first oil wells in Florida. The Seminole Indians have reservations in the area, which is crossed west to east by the Everglades Parkway.