Great Dismal Swamp

The Great Dismal Swamp is a large swamp in the Coastal Plain Region of southeastern and northeastern in the Eastern United States, between , and .
Wikipedia
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0.
  • Swamp
  • …lies at an elevation of 16 feet (5 metres)
  • Description: large swamp in the coastal plain region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina
  • Also known as
    “Dismal Swamp”
    “Dismal Swqamp”
    “Terra Bassa”
    “The Desert”
    “The Dismal Swamp”

Great Dismal Swamp

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Latitude
36.53349° or 36° 32′ 1″ north
Longitude
-76.46217° or 76° 27′ 44″ west
Open location code
8785GGMQ+94
Geo­Names ID
4468873
Wiki­data ID
Q1544257

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Great Dismal Swamp” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Great Dismal Swamp”
  • Chinese: “迪斯默尔沼泽”
  • Dutch: “Great Dismal Swamp”
  • Dutch: “Groot Akelig Broek”
  • Dutch: “Groot Akelig Moeras”
  • Finnish: “Great Dismal Swamp”
  • French: “grand marais lugubre”
  • French: “Grand marais lugubre”
  • German: “Great Dismal Swamp”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dismal Swamp”
  • Russian: “Грейт-Дисмал”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Arbuckle Landing and Holly Grove.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dismal Swamp State Park and Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

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