Okefenokee

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Also known as: Land of the Trembling Earth

Sprawling across southeastern Georgia and extending into northern Florida, Okefenokee is a globally renowned wilderness region centered around the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater wetland ecosystem in North America. Formed over thousands of years behind an ancient Atlantic sand ridge, the name derives from a Native American word translated as 'Land of the Trembling Earth' due to its floating peat mats. This vast wilderness of tea-colored waters, towering bald cypress forests draped in Spanish moss, and wet prairies supports a rich biodiversity, including thousands of American alligators, rare sandhill cranes, and carnivorous plants. Heavily protected within a national wildlife refuge, it functions as a legendary destination for deep eco-tourism, wilderness canoeing, and scientific research.