Angola Swamp is a pocosin in southern coastal North Carolina near Jacksonville, in Duplin and Pender counties. Much of the swamp is included in the 34,063-acre (13,785 ha) Angola Bay Game Land, administered by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The southern section of the swamp was logged and has a road grid, while the northern portion is wild and roadless. The swamp is drained by the Northeast Cape Fear River. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
References
- ^ "Angola Swamp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Simpson, Bland. "Swamps". NCpedia. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Bland. "Pocosins". NCpedia. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Angola Bay Game Land" (PDF). North Carolina Game Lands. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Hargan, Jim (2011). Explorer's Guide North Carolina. Countryman Press. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0881508451.
Angola Swamp is a pocosin in southern coastal North Carolina near Jacksonville, in Duplin and Pender counties. Much of the swamp is included in the 34,063-acre (13,785 ha) Angola Bay Game Land, administered by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The southern section of the swamp was logged and has a road grid, while the northern portion is wild and roadless. The swamp is drained by the Northeast Cape Fear River. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
References
- ^ "Angola Swamp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Simpson, Bland. "Swamps". NCpedia. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Bland. "Pocosins". NCpedia. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Angola Bay Game Land" (PDF). North Carolina Game Lands. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Hargan, Jim (2011). Explorer's Guide North Carolina. Countryman Press. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0881508451.