okefenokee swamp

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a large area of swamp land in the US, in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. It is the home of many alligators and many kinds of snakes and birds. Most of the area is now included in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Swamp and wildlife refuge, southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida, U.S. It has an area of more than 600 sq mi (1,550 sq km). Located about 50 mi (80 km) inland from the Atlantic coast, it is bounded by the low, sandy Trail Ridge, which prevents direct drainage into the Atlantic. It has diverse and abundant wildlife. Exotic flowers, such as rare orchids, abound. In 1937 a large area of the swamp, almost all in Georgia, was made the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia