- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Natural history of the Okefenokee Swamp
- Creator:
- Gibbons, J. Whitfield, 1939-
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-06
- Subject:
- Swamps--Georgia
Okefenokee Swamp (Ga. and Fla.)
Swamps--Florida
Natural history--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the natural history of the Okefenokee Swamp. The largest swamp in North America, the Okefenokee Swamp covers roughly 700 square miles and is located in the southeastern corner of Georgia, encompassing most of Charlton and Ware counties and parts of Brantley and Clinch counties. The swamp has a distinctive and fascinating natural history. Cypress swamps, winding waterways, and floating peat mats are a major part of the Okefenokee's habitat mosaic. Wet and dry prairies, swamps dominated by shrubs, and forests of blackgum and bay trees intersperse the array of other habitats. A high ridge of sand known as Trail Ridge forms the eastern edge of the swamp. Wildlife abound; more than 400 species of vertebrates, including more than 200 varieties of birds and more than 60 kinds of reptiles, are known to inhabit the swamp.
GSE identifier: SS2G1, SS8G1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/natural-history-of-the-okefenokee-swamp/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Natural History of the Okefenokee Swamp," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
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Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia. - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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