Okefenokee Swamp

The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 400,000 acre (1600 km²), peat-filled marsh 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 bordered by the Trail Ridge west of the marsh and the Saint Marys River to the east. The swamp forms the head waters of the Suwannee River which has its origination at the Suwannee River sill on the south side of the swamp.

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Acre - Km² - Peat - Georgia - United States - Freshwater - North America - Prehistoric - Salt marsh - Native American - Language - Suwannee River

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There are four public entrances or landings to the swamp: The Suwannee Canal Recreation Area @ Folkston, GA, Stephen C. Foster State Park at Fargo, GA, Kingfishers Landing at Race Pond, GA, the Okefenokee Swamp Park at Waycross, GA.

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

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Comic strip - Pogo

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