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Okefenokee Swamp


The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 400,000 acre (1600 kmē), peat-filled swamp located near the southern border of Georgia, in the United States. It is the largest freshwater swamp in North America. It is believed to have been a prehistoric salt marsh. The name means "trembling earth" in a Native American language.

It is also the home of the comic strip character Pogo.



08-19-2006 15:59:36
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