Swamp: low-lying areas that are frequently flooded and support vegetation adapted to saturated soils e.g. mangrove swamps.

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Wetlands: low-lying areas that are frequently flooded and which support vegetation adapted to saturated soils e.g. mangrove swamps.

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Its mangrove swamps hide lagoons that invite kayakers to explore.

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From there, the behemoth chugs south alongside the freeway until it turns off into the jungle, offering views of pristine mangrove swamps filled with egrets and herons, traditional kampongs, beaches and stretches of lush, green paddy fields.

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Both the Serapong and the Tanjong courses are 18-hole masterpieces carved out of lush tropical flora and mangrove swamps that have been beautifully transformed into rolling hills and challenging greens looking out onto the Singapore Harbor or South China Sea, depending on the hole.

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