page_title: Okefenokee Swamp
section_title: Etymology
hierarchical_section_title: Okefenokee Swamp / Etymology
caption_attribution_description: English: Image title: Aerial view of wetlands in Okefenokee Image from Public domain images website, http://www.public-domain-image.com/full-image/nature-landscapes-public-domain-images-pictures/national-parks-reserves-public-domain-images-pictures/aerial-view-of-wetlands-in-okefenokee.jpg.html
context_page_description: The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness. The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. The Okefenokee is the largest "blackwater" swamp in North America.
  The swamp was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
context_section_description: The name Okefenokee is attested with more than a dozen variant spellings of the word in historical literature. Though often translated as "land of trembling earth", the name is likely derived from Hitchiti oki fanôːki "bubbling water".
caption: Aerial view of wetlands in Okefenokee
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