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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.
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26 de abr. de 2024 · Chesapeake Bay, largest inlet in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the eastern United States. Created by the submergence of the lower courses of the Susquehanna River and its tributaries, it is 193 miles (311 km) long and 3 to 25 miles (5 to 40 km) wide. The southern part of the bay is bordered by Virginia and its northern part by Maryland.
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The Chesapeake Bay (pronounced /'tʃɛsəpi:k/) is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean and is surrounded by Maryland and Virginia . The bay's watershed covers 64,299 square miles (166,534 km 2 ) in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York , Pennsylvania , Delaware , Maryland ...
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- Chesepiooc, Algonquian for village "at a big river"
The largest and at one-time most productive estuary in the United States, and the third largest in the world, the Chesapeake Bay is an integral part of our natural and national history. Home to more than 18 million people and 3,600 species of plants and animals, the Chesapeake Bay watershed is truly an extraordinary place.
