Great Dismal Swamp
The Great Dismal Swamp is a large swamp in the Coastal Plain Region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the Eastern United States, between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Swamp
- 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”, and “The Dismal Swamp”
Great Dismal Swamp
- Categories: swamp and body of water
- Location: Camden, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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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”
- 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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