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Cranesville Swamp Preserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Bog at Cranesville Swamp
Map showing the location of Cranesville Swamp Preserve
Map showing the location of Cranesville Swamp Preserve
Location of Cranesville Swamp Preserve in West Virginia
LocationUnited States
Coordinates39°31′53″N 79°28′55″W / 39.53139°N 79.48194°W / 39.53139; -79.48194
Area1,600 acres (6.5 km2)[2]
Elevation2,547 ft (776 m)[3]
Established1960[2]
WebsiteCranesville Swamp Preserve
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated1964

Cranesville Swamp Preserve is a 1,600-acre (650 ha) preserve situated in Preston County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland.[4] It is one of the few remaining boreal bogs in the southern United States, [5] unusual in harboring many plants and animals that are normally only seen in more northern climates.[4]

  1. ^ "Cranesville Swamp Preserve". Protected Planet. IUCN. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference TNC Cranesville Swamp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Cranesville Swamp". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  4. ^ a b "Cranesville Swamp". West Virginia University Extension Service. Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  5. ^ Fuller, KB; Frank, PS Jr. (Autumn 1974). "The Cranesville Pine Swamp". Atlantic Naturalist. 3. 29: 101–105. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-03-04.

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