Muskeg
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Muskeg is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bog or peatland, and is a standard term in Cana
Muskeg in Tongass National Forest
Heavy equipment that has broken through thawing muskeg in Wabasca oil field, Alberta
Stunted shore pine growing on muskeg in Wrangell, Alaska
Tracked excavator placing corduroy on muskeg near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
Peat
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Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. Sphagnum moss, also called peat moss, is one
Muskeg
…Muskeg (Ojibwe: mashkiig; Cree: maskēk; French: fondrière de mousse, lit. moss bog) is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bog or peatland…
A lump of peat
Peat stacks in Südmoslesfehn (district of Oldenburg, Germany) in 2013
Peat gatherers at Westhay, Somerset Levels in 1905
Peat extraction in East Frisia, Germany in 1987