Sifton Bog - London, Ontario
Posted by: Keldar5
N 42° 58.303 W 081° 19.521
17T E 473469 N 4757725
A bog created by a glacier.
Waymark Code: WMRD2Q
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/11/2016
Views: 4
From the website:
The bog is a product of glaciation. As the last ice sheet melted 13,000 years ago, a large block of ice broke off and settled in the glacial till (sand and gravel). When the block melted it left a kettle lake, cut off from any watercourses. Sedges, mosses and other plants gradually colonized the margins of the lake. Due to the cool, oxygen-poor conditions, when dead plants sank to the bottom, they did not break down fully, but became compressed as peat.
In time, the accumulating peat formed a semi-floating mat that crept from the outer edges of the bog towards the open water at the centre. As the mat became consolidated, Sphagnum mosses, heath plants and spruce trees grew on the drier hummocks.
Waymark is confirmed to be publicly accessible: yes
Parking Coordinates: N 42° 58.463 W 081° 19.430
Access fee (In local currency): .00
Requires a high clearance vehicle to visit.: no
Requires 4x4 vehicle to visit.: no
Public Transport available: yes
Website reference: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
No specific requirements, just have fun visiting the waymark.