🦎 Belt Woods

United States · Americas · Nature Reserve · 38.91°N, 76.76°W

Belt Woods is a nature reserve in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S., containing the "South Woods", a 43-acre (170,000 m2) woodland which constitutes one of the last stands of old growth hardwood forest on the Atlantic coastal plain. It is a mere 8 miles (13 km) east of Washington, D.C. Many of its white oaks and tulip poplars are more than three feet in diameter and soar more than 100 feet (30 m) before branching. The "South Woods" were designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	38.91°N, 76.76°W · view on map

Belt Woods is a nature reserve in United States, in Americas. The details of why Belt Woods is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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