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Muskegs become icy
bogs in winter.
Near the coast is a vast stretch of
muskeg. It is covered with thick
swamps, bogs, ponds, and small
lakes. It is one of the largest wetlands WATER IN BOGS
in the world. This covers about half of
the region. The word muskeg comes The boggy moss in the region can hold
from a Cree word maskek. It means up to 30 times its own weight in water.
low-lying marsh. It has been estimated that there is as
Some islands at the top of Hudson much water in the Hudson Bay Lowlands
Bay are also part of this region. as in the Great Lakes. It is spread out
The largest is Southampton Island. across the shallow bogs.
The western side of the island has
plateaus of limestone. These are
separated and split by small rivers,
marshland, and shallow ponds.
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