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Okefenokee Swamp

(ō′kə fə nō)

swamp in SE Ga. & NE Fla.: c. 700 sq mi (1,813 sq km)

Origin: < AmInd name, lit., trembling earth + swamp

See Okefenokee Swamp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A large swampy area of southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. The region has small islands rising above the water and vegetation cover.

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