bermuda's largest tidal mangrove swamp is situated in a sea bay on the east coast of bermuda, in an enclosed coast with a narrow opening from the sea, hungry bay. reported as the most northerly mangrove swamp in the world, it is shallow with a depth of about during high tide. the area is small at , of which 99% is of tidal mangrove forest and the balance 1% is made up of permanent brackish marshes. the soil conditions comprise clay, mud, peat and sand. it has perennial source of water and is of water quality varying from brackish to mixosaline, saline and euhaline in different zones.