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 .
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  • 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

Latitude
36.53349° or 36° 32′ 1″ north
Longitude
-76.46217° or 76° 27′ 44″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
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
  • 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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Great Dismal Swamp”. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0.