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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.
25 wrz 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.
12 sie 2021 · Covering an area of 11,601 km 2, the Chesapeake Bay is the world’s third-largest estuary and the largest estuary in the United States. Located in the Mid-Atlantic region, the Chesapeake Bay is one of the largest rias of the Susquehanna River.
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.
26 cze 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).
The Chesapeake Bay is a large and complex ecosystem with a variety of wildlife habitats, from forests and wetlands to rivers and the bay estuary. These ecosystems support more than 3,600 plant and animal species, including 348 species of finfish, 173 species of shellfish, and 2,700+ plant species.
The Chesapeake Bay is nearly 200 miles (300 km) long, from the Susquehanna River in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the south. At its narrowest point it is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) wide; at its widest point, just south of the mouth of the Potomac River, it is 30 miles (50 km) wide.
