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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.
Module:Location map/data/USA Chesapeake Bay is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Chesapeake Bay. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
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]
A map of Kent Island from 1970. As roads replaced railroads and steamboats into the twentieth century, there was a growing need for a road bridge connecting the two shores of the Chesapeake Bay. In 1952 the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was completed, connecting the island directly to the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The bridge completely ...
US 50 westbound/US 301 southbound over the Chesapeake Bay via the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The route passes under MD 436 and runs near residential neighborhoods before crossing over the Severn River on the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge. After crossing the Severn River, the road comes to an interchange with the Governor Ritchie Highway.
Map of Tangier and its surrounding islands. Tangier Island is located in the Chesapeake Bay in Accomack County, Virginia. The island is composed of three sandy ridges divided by marshes and tidal streams. These three ridges, called West Ridge, Main Ridge, and Canton Ridge from west to east, run parallel north-to-south. [21]
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Module:Location map/data/USA Chesapeake Bay is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Chesapeake Bay. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.