Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect and preserve a portion of the Great Dismal Swamp, a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the United States.

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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Type: Park
Description: United States National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia
Categories: National Wildlife Refuge and recreation area
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.58349° or 36° 35′ 1″ north

Longitude

-76.46634° or 76° 27′ 59″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

8785HGMM+9F

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