Concept: bog in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/12161
Preferred label bog
Definition A commonly used term in Scotland and Ireland for a stretch waterlogged, spongy ground, chiefly composed of decaying vegetable matter, especially of rushes, cotton grass, and sphagnum moss.
Notation
Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
Not Accepted Date
Alternative label
  • istinga [eu]
  • rahkasuo [fi]
  • tresetište [hr]
  • έλος [el]
Has broader
Has close match
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