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Cranesville Swamp Preserve
| Cranesville Swamp Preserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
 Bog at Cranesville Swamp | |
  Location of Cranesville Swamp Preserve in West Virginia | |
| Location | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°31′53″N 79°28′55″W / 39.53139°N 79.48194°W |
| Area | 1,600 acres (6.5 km2)[2] |
| Elevation | 2,547 ft (776 m)[3] |
| Established | 1960[2] |
| Website | Cranesville Swamp Preserve |
| Designated | 1964 |
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]
- ^ "Cranesville Swamp Preserve". Protected Planet. IUCN. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
TNC Cranesville Swampwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Cranesville Swamp". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "Cranesville Swamp". West Virginia University Extension Service. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ Fuller, KB; Frank, PS Jr. (Autumn 1974). "The Cranesville Pine Swamp". Atlantic Naturalist. 3. 29: 101–105. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
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