| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Ten Thousand Islands |
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| group of small islands in the Gulf of Mexico, off SW Fla., covered with mangrove forests and surrounded by clam beds. Most of the islands are in Everglades National Park. |
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