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The ruddy duck was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae.He placed it with the other ducks, geese and swans in the genus Anas and coined the binomial name Anas jamaicensis. [2]
Olmsted Island. (formerly Great Falls Island) 53. Maryland. Montgomery County at Great Falls of the Potomac River. Rocky Islands. 54. Maryland. Montgomery County in Great Falls Park.
Three Sisters Islands. Chesapeake Bay. Anne Arundel County. Turkey Point Island. South River. R. Anne Arundel County. White Rocks Islands. Patapsco River.
St. Clement's Island State Park is a publicly owned historic preservation and recreational area that encompasses St. Clement's Island, an uninhabited Potomac River island lying one-half mile southeast of Colton's Point, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The state park features a 40-foot stone cross dedicated to the beginnings of freedom of religion ...
GNIS feature ID. 594921 [2] St. George Island is an unincorporated census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The post office at Piney Point serves the island, which is connected to the mainland by a short bridge. [2] During the War of 1812, the British made the island their headquarters, and raided shipyards and ...
April 30, 1976. Pleasant Prospect is a historic home located at Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Maryland. It is an outstanding and important example of a Federal style plantation house, consisting of a 2½-story main structure over a full basement with a 2-story kitchen linked by a 1-story hyphen. The kitchen wing and hyphen are typical ...
Spesutie Island is a 1,500-acre (610 ha) island located in the Chesapeake Bay in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It lies 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Aberdeen, Maryland. [1][2] Spesutie Narrows bounds the island on the west and the bay bounds it on the north, east, and south. The island is part of Aberdeen Proving Ground.
A 10-foot-long, 600-pound great white shark pinged off St. George Island on March 11, 2024. Its track shows pings on the east & west coast of Florida.