Great Dismal Swamp

Summary

Great Dismal Swamp is a swamp^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of swamp entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (656 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Dismal Swamp is located in Virginia^[3].
• Great Dismal Swamp is located in North Carolina^[4].
• Great Dismal Swamp is in the country of United States^[5].
• Great Dismal Swamp's image is recorded as Photo of the Week - Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (VA) (4578425529).jpg^[6].
• Great Dismal Swamp's instance of is recorded as swamp^[7].
• Great Dismal Swamp's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315144519^[8].
• Great Dismal Swamp's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh89002999^[9].
• Great Dismal Swamp's Commons category is recorded as Great Dismal Swamp^[10].
• Great Dismal Swamp's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 274655^[11].
• Great Dismal Swamp's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.6409, 'lon': -76.4518}^[12].
• Great Dismal Swamp's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.53349, 'lon': -76.46217}^[13].
• Great Dismal Swamp's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04j4tk^[14].
• Great Dismal Swamp's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Dismal Swamp^[15].
• Great Dismal Swamp's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Great Dismal Swamp's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Great Dismal Swamp's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[18].
• Great Dismal Swamp's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Great-Dismal-Swamp^[19].
• Great Dismal Swamp's heritage designation is recorded as National Natural Landmark^[20].
• Great Dismal Swamp's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4468873^[21].
• Great Dismal Swamp's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 2362659^[22].
• Great Dismal Swamp's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1554'}^[23].
• Great Dismal Swamp's National Natural Landmarks site ID is recorded as GRDI-VA^[24].
• Great Dismal Swamp's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Dismal_Swamp^[25].
• Great Dismal Swamp's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as great-dismal-swamp^[26].
• Great Dismal Swamp's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007549066905171^[27].

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Geography

Great Dismal Swamp is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Virginia^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1788^[30] and North Carolina^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1789^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Great Dismal Swamp's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1554'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Great Dismal Swamp's instance of is recorded as swamp^[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Natural Landmark^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Great Dismal Swamp include Dismal Swamp State Park^[34], a North Carolina state park^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1974^[37].

Why It Matters

Great Dismal Swamp ranks in the top 5% of swamp entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (656 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Dismal Swamp State Park^[34], a North Carolina state park^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1974^[37].