floating bog

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• bog — bog1 boggish, adj. /bog, bawg/, n., v., bogged, bogging. n. 1. wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. 2. an area or stretch of such ground. v.t., v.i. 3. to sink in or as if in a bog (often fol. by down): We… …   Universalium

• Bog — A bog or mire is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material ndash; usually mosses, but also lichens in Arctic climates.Bogs occur where the water at the ground surface is acidic, either from acidic ground water …   Wikipedia

• Tannersville Cranberry Bog — lies beneath a six inch (152 mm) layer of sphagnum and a network of supporting tree roots. However, this bog may be viewed conveniently from a floating walkway.HistoryThe bog began as a kettle lake formed approximately 10,000 years ago by a… …   Wikipedia

• Pinhook Bog — Indiana’s only true bog is a special geologic feature of this region which preserves a large variety of plants with extraordinary adaptations for survival. See insect eating plants and tamarack trees; walk on a boardwalk that is placed upon a… …   Wikipedia

• Brown's Lake Bog — or Brown s Lake Bog State Nature Preserve is one of the few remaining kettle peatlands in the U.S. state of Ohio. It has a kettle lake, kame, and a floating sphagnum moss mat. It is owned by the Nature Conservancy and public visitation is allowed …   Wikipedia

• quaking bog — noun : a bog of forming peat that is wholly or partially floating and that shakes when walked on …   Useful english dictionary

• Lows Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Lows Lake image lake = Lows Lake.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = New York coords = coord|44|06|31|N|74|40|21|W|type:waterbody region:US NY source:gnis|display=inline,title type =… …   Wikipedia

• Holburn Lake and Moss — is an internationally important Nature reserve in Northumberland, England to the east of the village of Holburn at coord|55|37|20|N|01|55|09|W|.;The lakeThe lake is artificial and was created in 1934. It is of international importance as a winter …   Wikipedia

• Eld's Deer — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) …   Wikipedia

• Ena Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Ena Lake image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Kenora, Ontario coords = coord|49.98| 94.52 type = inflow = Octopus Creek, Mcfarlane River outflow = Mcfarlane River catchment =… …   Wikipedia

• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) …   Wikipedia