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A group of flamingos with pink and white feathers stands in shallow water at Camargue Regional Nature Park, with more flamingos and marshland in the background.

Everglades marsh

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

A marshland lake in Finland with grasses, reeds, and lily pads in the water, surrounded by dense conifer and deciduous forest.

Tablas de Daimiel National Park

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Topics

Salt marsh bayou river lake Wetland Tundra Desert Grassland lagoon Bog estuary Swamp

Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems

Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems