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[[File:Pantanal.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Pantanal, world's largest [[wetland]]]]
About 6 percent of Earth's surface is covered by swamps. Swamps are also [[filter]]s for [[groundwater]], and protect against [[flooding]].
A '''swamp''' is part of a wetland [[ecosystem]]. Swamps are forested, low, spongy land generally saturated with water and covered with trees and aquatic plants.<ref>[http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/glossary.html Swamp] (from glossary webpage of the [[United States Geological Survey]])</ref> Big parts of swamps are often flooded with water. Swamps are nesting and [[breeding]] grounds for [[bird]]s and other [[animal]]s.
About 6 percent of Earth's surface is covered by swamps. Swamps are also [[filter]]s for [[groundwater]], and protect against [[flooding]]. Swamps are one of the key wetland areas which are protected by the international agency [[Ramsar]].
Some well-known swamps are:
Some well-known swamps are:
* The [[Pantanal]] which is the world's biggest wetland and covers an area of 140,000 square kilometers, which is bigger than the area covered by the country [[Greece]]. The Panatal is in [[South America]]. It is shared by [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Paraguay]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ramsar.org/wwd/7/wwd2007_rpts_germany_gnf.htm|title = Pantanal in South America declared ”Threatened Lake of the Year 2007“|publisher = Ramsar Convention Secretariat|date = february 2007|accessdate = 2008-10-24}}</ref>
* The [[Pantanal]] which is the world's biggest wetland and covers an area of 140,000 square kilometers, which is bigger than the area covered by the country [[Greece]]. The Panatal is in [[South America]]. It is shared by [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Paraguay]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ramsar.org/wwd/7/wwd2007_rpts_germany_gnf.htm|title = Pantanal in South America declared ”Threatened Lake of the Year 2007“|publisher = Ramsar Convention Secretariat|date = february 2007|accessdate = 2008-10-24}}</ref>
* The [[Everglades]]
* The [[Everglades]]
* The [[Okefenokee]]
* The [[Wadden sea]]
* The [[Wadden sea]]
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Wetlands]]
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