8 Interesting Facts About Swamps

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Lakes turn into swamps

The life span of lakes usually ranges from 10 to 50 thousand years. After that, they become overgrown with plants and turn into swamps. However, large lakes can exist for millions of years! For example, the age of Baikal is 25-35 million years. This process can work backward, lakes also can arise in large swamps.

Lakes turn into swamps

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