Raised bog

Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions.
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  • Type: Mud
  • Description: bog exclusively fed by precipitation and poor in mineral salts
  • Also known as: “moor”, “ombrotrophic bog”, and “raised bog”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moormuseum Moordorf and Martin-Luther-Kirche.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 200 metres southwest of Raised bog.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Raised bog.

Museum
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is situated 3½ km northwest of Raised bog.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moordorf and Victorbur.

Suburb
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is an village in , . It is both the highest and most densely populated Ortsteil of the municipality of , in the district of .

Suburb
is an village in , . It is an Ortsteil and the seat of the municipality of , located directly to the north of . is situated 2½ km west of Raised bog.

Suburb
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is an village in , . It is an Ortsteil of the municipality of , in the district of . It is located southwest of the and approximately 8 kilometers northwest of . is situated 3 km north of Raised bog.

Raised bog

Latitude
53.48829° or 53° 29′ 18″ north
Longitude
7.39933° or 7° 23′ 58″ east
Open location code
9F59F9QX+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62096274
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mud
Wiki­data ID
Q3240227
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Raised bog” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Verhewe moeras”
  • Arabic: “مغيض خثي مرفوع”
  • Basque: “Zohikaztegi altxatu”
  • Belarusian: “амшарына”
  • Belarusian: “вярховае балота”
  • Belarusian: “вярховыя балоты”
  • Belarusian: “Вярховыя балоты”
  • Belarusian: “імховае балота”
  • Belarusian: “імшара”
  • Bulgarian: “Торфено блато”
  • Catalan: “Torbera alta”
  • Catalan: “torbera ombrogènica”
  • Chinese: “贫营养沼泽”
  • Chinese: “高位沼”
  • Chinese: “高位沼澤”
  • Chinese: “高塹沼澤”
  • Czech: “vrchoviště”
  • Czech: “Vrchoviště”
  • Danish: “højmose”
  • Danish: “Højmose”
  • Dutch: “hoogveen”
  • Dutch: “Hoogveen”
  • Dutch: “hoogveengebied”
  • Esperanto: “pluvmarĉo”
  • Esperanto: “Pluvmarĉo”
  • Estonian: “kõrgsoo”
  • Estonian: “ombrotroofne soo”
  • Estonian: “raba”
  • Estonian: “Raba”
  • Finnish: “keidassuo”
  • Finnish: “Keidassuo”
  • Finnish: “kermikeidas”
  • French: “tourbière haute”
  • French: “tourbière ombrotrophe”
  • French: “Tourbière ombrotrophe”
  • German: “Filz”
  • German: “Hochmoor”
  • German: “ombrotrophes Moor”
  • German: “Regenmoor”
  • Hebrew: “ביצת כבול”
  • Hungarian: “dagadóláp”
  • Irish: “Portach ardaithe”
  • Irish: “portach ombratrófach”
  • Italian: “sfagneta”
  • Italian: “sfagneto”
  • Italian: “Sfagneto”
  • Italian: “torbiera a sfagni”
  • Italian: “torbiera alta”
  • Japanese: “ボグ”
  • Japanese: “中層湿原”
  • Japanese: “低層湿原”
  • Japanese: “湿原”
  • Japanese: “高層湿原”
  • Korean: “습원”
  • Korean: “융기습원”
  • Latin: “Palus ombrotrophus”
  • Latin: “Turbaria”
  • Latvian: “Augstais purvs”
  • Latvian: “oligotrofais purvs”
  • Latvian: “sūnu purvs”
  • Latvian: “tīrelis”
  • Lithuanian: “Aukštapelkė”
  • Low German: “vene”
  • Macedonian: “издигнато тресетиште”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “myrhei”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “ombrogen myr”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “regnvannsmyr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “nedbørsmyr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nedbørsmyr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “ombrogen myr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “ombrotrof myr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “regnvass myr”
  • Persian: “خلاش گنبدی”
  • Persian: “گیلاب”
  • Polish: “torfowisko ombrotroficzne”
  • Polish: “torfowisko wysokie”
  • Polish: “Torfowisko wysokie”
  • Romanian: “Turbărie”
  • Romanian: “turbării”
  • Russian: “верховое болото”
  • Russian: “Верховое болото”
  • Russian: “моховое болото”
  • Russian: “торфяник”
  • Serbian: “Visinska močvara”
  • Slovak: “Vrchovisko”
  • Slovenian: “Barje”
  • Slovenian: “Visoko barje”
  • Spanish: “Turbera elevada”
  • Swedish: “mosse”
  • Swedish: “Mosse”
  • Udmurt: “вылӥ нюрвыл”
  • Ukrainian: “верхове болото”
  • Ukrainian: “Верхове болото”
  • Võro: “Suu (likõ kotus)”
  • Welsh: “cyforgors”
  • Welsh: “Cyforgors”
  • Western Frisian: “Fean”
  • Yue Chinese: “高塹沼澤”

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