The canal named for this geographic feature connects the Pasquotank River and Albemarle Sound to the Deep Creek and thus Chesapeake Bay.
This region's western edge is marked by its namesake "terrace," also known as the Pamlico Formation. One of the last non-Arkansas habitats of the ivory-billed woodpecker, it was named by William Byrd and later surveyed by George Washington. The canal named for this geographic feature connects the Pasquotank River and Albemarle Sound to the Deep Creek and thus Chesapeake Bay. This formation surrounds Lake Drummond and extends from Elizabeth to Norfolk. For 10 points, identify this marshland region on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina and Virginia.
This region's western edge is marked by its namesake "terrace," also known as the Pamlico Formation.
the {Great Dismal} Swamp