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1349:Category
1279:Bog-wood
1274:Bog iron
1264:Bog body
1086:Halosere
1038:Histosol
1033:Acrotelm
1016:Sphagnum
874:Reed bed
819:Moorland
698:Rich fen
693:Poor fen
548:Wetlands
322:Archived
159:Iron Age
130:Iron Age
1314:Turbary
1294:Estuary
869:Pothole
859:Pocosin
824:Mudflat
663:Ciénega
646:Callows
562:Natural
336:Sources
211:barrows
180:, like
32:Denmark
884:Slough
839:Pakihi
829:Muskeg
755:Kettle
725:Guelta
435:
390:London
244:(1977)
89:(Late
980:Swale
949:Yaéré
912:swamp
889:Swamp
844:Palsa
834:Oasis
814:Misse
765:Marsh
735:Igapó
730:Hamun
705:Flark
678:Dambo
574:Bayou
165:near
40:burgh
1176:List
1043:Peat
998:Life
864:Pond
809:Mere
760:Lagg
740:Ings
651:Carr
433:ISBN
206:and
154:moat
36:Aars
683:Fen
594:Bog
144:) (
140:) (
97:) (
93:) (
24:bog
1398::
427:,
388:,
240::
136:)(
30:,
540:e
533:t
526:v
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