bog

wetland that accumulates peat due to incomplete decomposition of plant leftovers
Class type of: wetland, syntaxon Q1681353
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Summary

bog is a type of wetland[1] and syntaxon[2].

Key Facts

  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[3], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[4], The American Cyclopædia[5], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[6]
  • Topic has template: Wikidata item[7]
  • Different from: swamp[8], fen[9], raised bog[10], marsh[11], peatland[12]
  • Studied by: bog ecology[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]

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Influence

Things named for bog include Eexterveen[15], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[16], in Netherlands[17]; Zuidlaarderveen[18], a village[19], in Netherlands[20]; Gieterveen[21], a village[22], in Netherlands[23]; Odoornerveen[24], a village[25], in Netherlands[26]; Drouwenerveen[27], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[28], in Netherlands[29]; Dalerveen[30], a buurtschap[31], in Netherlands[32]; Bronnegerveen[33], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[34], in Netherlands[35]; and Bonnerveen[36], a buurtschap[37], in Netherlands[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for bog include Eexterveen[15], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[16], in Netherlands[17]; Zuidlaarderveen[18], a village[19], in Netherlands[20]; Gieterveen[21], a village[22], in Netherlands[23]; Odoornerveen[24], a village[25], in Netherlands[26]; Drouwenerveen[27], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[28], in Netherlands[29]; and Dalerveen[30], a buurtschap[31], in Netherlands[32].

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  1. 12w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basisklassifikation → 38.47
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Basisklassifikation: 38.47, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/59769612|Moore (#59769612)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1786|Basisklassifikation]] #mix'n'"
  2. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0217766-raseliniste
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0217766-raseliniste, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → swamp, fen, raised bog +2
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → wetland, syntaxon
    Topic has template → Wikidata item
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 10981, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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