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The region's economy is dominated by three industry sectors: fishing along the coasts, especially for shellfish such as the blue crab; farming, especially large-scale chicken farms; and tourism, especially centered on the Atlantic coast and beach resort of Ocean City. Because of its coastal and low-lying geography, the region is vulnerable to ...
West Ocean City, Maryland (5 P) Pages in category "Populated coastal places in Maryland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Orchard Beach is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. [1] The community lies outside the Baltimore Beltway, approximately four miles from its nearest interchange. It lies on a peninsula that has about two miles of shoreline and about a dozen named streets. [2]
Assateague stallion Horses play near an Assateague Island campsite Assateague Lighthouse in 2001. Assateague Island is a 37-mile (60 km) long barrier island located off the eastern coast of the Delmarva Peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean. [1] The northern two-thirds of the island are in Maryland, and the southern third is in Virginia.
No coastal town in the U.S. evokes a feeling of quintessential New England charm better than Block Island, located about 10 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. Accessible by a one-hour long ferry ...
Painted relief map of the Tidewater region on the east coast of the United States in darkest green to one shade lighter green to the west. "Tidewater" is a term for the north Atlantic Plain region of the United States. It is located east of the Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line and north of the Deep South.
Chesapeake Beach is a town in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Its major attractions include the Chesapeake Beach Railway Station, the Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail, a water park, marinas, piers, and charter boat fishing. The town's population was recorded as 5,753 in the 2010 census.
Southport: Ranked the fifth-prettiest coastal town in the South. “This tiny harbor town finds its home near the Cape Fear River outlet and is a certified nautical-themed dream.