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name = Chesapeake Bay Name used in the default map caption; image = USA MD and Virginia location map crop.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 39.94 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 36.35 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -77.91 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal ...
The Chesapeake Bay impact crater is a buried impact crater, located beneath the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, United States. It was formed by a bolide that struck the eastern shore of North America about 35.5 ± 0.3 million years ago, in the late Eocene epoch. It is one of the best-preserved "wet-target" impact craters in the world. [3]
The Chesapeake Bay, located in Maryland and Virginia, is famous for its "blue crabs", Callinectes sapidus. In 1993, the combined harvest of the blue crabs was valued at around 100 million U.S. dollars. Over the years the harvests of the blue crab dropped; in 2000, the combined harvest was around 45 million dollars.
The Chesapeake Bay (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s ə p iː k / CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the state of Delaware.
Chesapeake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. [2] It is located on Route 174 , approximately five miles east of Mount Vernon . Chesapeake currently houses a fish hatchery , operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation .
Workboat built in the traditional deadrise design, on Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay deadrise or deadrise workboat is a type of traditional fishing boat used in the Chesapeake Bay . Watermen use these boats year round for everything from crabbing and oystering to catching fish or eels.
The Chesapeake Bay watershed. The entire Chesapeake Bay watershed includes portions of six states (New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware) and the District of Columbia. The watershed of the entire Chesapeake Bay covers 165,760 km 2 (approximately 64,000 mi 2 or 41 million acres [3] [4]).
The turbine itself consists of three blades, which cover a circular area 23 feet (7.0 m) in diameter. The tower is 60 feet (18 m). Considering the average wind speeds of the area, the system was designed to produce about 10,000 kW-hours per year. [6] The two solar array panel groups generate peak levels of 150 and 167 watts, respectively.