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19. Okt. 2023 · Download PDF maps of the Chesapeake Bay estuary and watershed, the largest in the U.S. Learn about the land cover, satellite image, and report card of this ecologically important region.
- Geography of Chesapeake Bay
- Ecology of Chesapeake Bay
- Brief History of Chesapeake Bay
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The Chesapeake Bay is about 320km long and stretches from the city of Havre de Grace in Maryland in the north to the city of Norfolk in Virginia in the south. The Bay is about 4.5km wide at its narrowest point and about 48km wide at its widest point. The Chesapeake Bay is quite shallow and has an average depth of 6.4m. The bay reaches a maximum dep...
The Chesapeake Bay supports over 3,600 species of flora and fauna which includes 348 species of finfish, 173 species of shellfish, more than 2,700 plant species, and over 16 species of underwater grass. Some of the notable marine species that are found here include Atlantic menhaden, Atlantic horseshoe crab, American eel, eastern oyster, blue crab,...
It is believed that humans have lived in and around the Chesapeake Bay region for more than 11,500 years. The first humans who lived in the Chesapeake Bay region were the Paleoindians. For several years many North American societies lived in the villages adjacent to the water bodies. The word ‘Chesepiooc’ is an Algonquian word that refers to a vill...
Learn about the Chesapeake Bay, the world's third-largest estuary and the largest in the US. See its map, size, depth, rivers, salinity, wildlife, and human activities.
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Chesapeake Bay. Type: Bay. Description: estuary in the U.S. states of Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Categories: estuary and body of water. Location: Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America. View on OpenStreetMap.
Satellitenfoto der Chesapeake Bay. Gewässer. Atlantischer Ozean. Landmasse. Nordamerika, Delmarva-Halbinsel. Geographische Lage. 37° 15′ N, 76° 7′ W. 37.248055555556 -76.119444444444. Koordinaten: 37° 15′ N, 76° 7′ W.
26. Juni 2019 · The Chesapeake Bay extends 200 miles and encompasses a large geographical area in Maryland and Virginia. This map shows the entire region. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge on the northern end provides access between Annapolis (Sandy Point) and the Maryland Eastern Shore (Stevensville).
Coordinates: 37.8°N 76.1°W. Chesapeake Bay. A satellite image of Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay drainage basin extends into six states, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York, and the federal capital of Washington, D.C. Chesapeake Bay.
Sie ist eine südwärts zum Atlantik hin verlaufende Bucht desselben zwischen der Delmarva-Halbinsel im Osten und dem nordamerikanischen Festland im Westen und von den Bundesstaaten Virginia und Maryland umgeben, für die sie eine der bedeutendsten Naturlandschaften darstellt. Überblick. Karte. Routenplaner.
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