Where does Everglades National Park rank in size among United States national parks?

• A. Third-largest
• B. Largest
• C. Second-largest
• D. Fourth-largest

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how park sizes compare when you line them up by total area. Everglades National Park is enormous, but several parks are larger, especially those in Alaska. Because of those very large parks, Everglades often appears near the top of the list. In many official rankings, it is listed as the third-largest national park in the United States. That placement reflects the fact that the two or so parks that exceed it are predominantly in Alaska, where vast, remote landscapes create parks with far greater areas. So the third-largest label fits a common way people tally park extents, though exact ranking can vary slightly depending on measurement details.