The swampy nature of Sothoryos is briefly referenced by Victarion in A Dance with Dragons, and teak from Sothoryos is said to be used to build ships.
Due to Gwelup's swampy nature and the Lake Gwelup Reserve, considerable tracts of land remain undeveloped.
We could not go very fast because of the difficult and swampy nature of the ground; also the great heat of the day told on the horses.
Tampico, Illinois, in southeastern Whiteside County, was founded in 1858 but settlers did not arrive in earnest until 1871, partially due to the swampy nature of the terrain.
This due to its uneven swampy nature with multiple fast flowing side streams.
There are no boat ramps on Lake Lucas and given its swampy nature, probably only airboats could navigate on the lake's surface.
The mostly marshy and swampy nature of the area is indicated by the word 'bay' as part of the name, since this is a Floridian term for swamp.
Just before the perennial gloom of the place, deepened by the advance of evening, turned to darkness, we reached a spot where few trees grew because of the swampy nature of the soil.
The neighborhood was first settled by farmers who quickly became disappointed in the regions swampy nature.
Pakuranga itself had a low Maori population in the early days due to the swampy nature of much of the land.