In the southeastern coastal plain we have unique upland peat-filled bogs
called pocosins. The name comes from an Algonquin word meaning, roughly,
"swamp-on-a-hill." One of our cultural geographers recently asserted that
"pocosin" is the only Native American term in wide use today as the name of
a landform. I find that hard to believe, but I'm drawing a blank as to other
examples. Can any of you geomorphlisters help me out on this trivia question?
Jonathan Phillips
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
GEPHILLI@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU
919/328-6082
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Jeff Lee
Dept. of Economics and Geography
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-1014
USA
Phone: 1-806-742-3838
Fax: 1-806-742-1137
e-mail: adgjl@ttacs.ttu.edu or j.lee@ttu.edu
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