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Some well-known swamps are:  

Some well-known swamps are:  

* The [[Pantanal]] is the world's biggest wetland. It covers an area of 140,000 square kilometers, 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]] is the world's biggest wetland. It covers an area of 140,000 square kilometers, 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 [[Okefenokee]]

[[Peat]] accumulates in these swamps. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the [[Amazon River|Amazon]], the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]], and the [[Congo River|Congo]].<ref>Keddy, P.A., L.H. Fraser, A.I. Solomeshch, W.J. Junk, D.R. Campbell, M.T.K. Arroyo and C.J.R. Alho. 2009. Wet and wonderful: the world's largest wetlands are conservation priorities. BioScience 59: 39–51.</ref>

[[Peat]] accumulates in these swamps. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the [[Amazon River|Amazon]], the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]], and the [[Congo River|Congo]].<ref>Keddy, P.A., L.H. Fraser, A.I. Solomeshch, W.J. Junk, D.R. Campbell, M.T.K. Arroyo and C.J.R. Alho. 2009. Wet and wonderful: the world's largest wetlands are conservation priorities. BioScience 59: 39–51.</ref>

== References ==

== References ==

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