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Flow Country

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noun

  1. an area of moorland and peat bogs in northern Scotland known for its wildlife, now partly afforested

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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May 2019's wildfire in the Flow Country in Sutherland released an estimated 700,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere during the incident, according to a WWF Scotland study.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

The Flow Country contains the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

A vast area of peatbog in Scotland's Flow Country could become one of Unesco's newest World Heritage sites.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

A flux tower in Scotland’s Flow Country measures gas concentrations and other variables in a peatland.Credit:

From Nature • Feb. 11, 2020

The largest area of blanket bogs in the world is in the Flow Country — a low-lying expanse between sheer cliffs to the north and glacially carved mountains to the southwest.

From Nature • Feb. 11, 2020

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