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  2. List of islands of Maryland - Wikipedia

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    These Islands are relatively permanent, although some are disappearing on the scale of a few centuries, like Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay. There are also a number of unnamed islands in Maryland, many of which are very temporary in nature, lasting only a few years or decades, both in the tidal environment and also in Maryland's larger ...

  3. Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Category:Islands of the Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 20 October 2022, at 21:38 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  5. Ragged Island (Maryland) - Wikipedia

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    Ragged Island is an island in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. It is located in Chesapeake Bay, on the western coast of Delmarva Peninsula, and covers an area of 106 acres (0.43 km 2). [1] It has a maximum elevation of 36 feet (11 m) above the sea level. [2] An airport is located on the northern part of the island. [3]

  6. Kent Island (Maryland) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Tangier, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Great Fox Island - Wikipedia

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    As of 2019, Great Fox Island was 34 acres (0.14 km 2) in size, down from 400 acres (1.6 km 2) in 1773. This has been attributed to a combination of erosion and sea level rise due to climate change. [1] The island is located in the Chesapeake Bay in Accomack County, Virginia, slightly south of the state line with Maryland. [2]

  9. Virginia Barrier Islands - Wikipedia

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    Smith Island is now owned by the Nature Conservancy. Fisherman Island- is the southernmost of the Virginia barrier islands. Located at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, the island is subject to great changes in its landscape due to waves and runoff. It first formed approximately 200 to 250 years ago.