🦆 Machar Marshes

South Sudan · Africa · 9.50°N, 33.17°E

The Machar Marshes are a large area of wetlands in the state of Upper Nile, South Sudan. Estimates of their size vary. A 1950 study put the area of swamp at 6,500 km2. A 1980 study put the area of permanent swamp at 8,700 km2, 60% of which was grass and forest.

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Country	South Sudan
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	9.50°N, 33.17°E · view on map

Machar Marshes is located in South Sudan, in Africa.

More wetlands in South Sudan

Badigeru Swamp.

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