Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia 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 Cant-Miss Places To Visit Along the Chesapeake Bay Play, sight-see, eat, socialize, collect and explore along Maryland’s famous estuary Use these 25 ideas for things to see and do along the Chesapeake to get you going Come and engage with Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States and a place of serene beauty
Chesapeake Bay | Maryland, Island, Map, Bridge, Facts - Britannica 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
Chesapeake Bay Program - Science, Restoration, Partnership Over 100,000 streams, creeks and rivers drain to the Bay, making up a 64,000 square mile watershed Understand the delicate predator-prey relationships within the Bay’s food web The Bay is full of interesting facts and trivia related to its history, wildlife, geography and more
Bay Facts - Chesapeake Bay Foundation - CBF 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
Chesapeake Bay - WorldAtlas 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
The Complete Guide to Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Learn about this amazing coastal waterway and discover why the Chesapeake Bay is a top Mid-Atlantic vacation destination The Origins of the Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is believed to have been formed by a meteor that impacted along the Mid-Atlantic coast about 35 million years ago
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Two of the nation's top ports, Baltimore, Maryland, and Hampton Roads, Virginia, are located on the Chesapeake Bay Further information about the Bay, including its history and effect on regional culture, may be found at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum at St Michaels in Talbot County
The Chesapeake Bay - Maryland Department of Natural Resources Facts about the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed The Bay is an estuary, a body of water where fresh and saltwater mix The Bay is surprisingly shallow—the average depth is about 21 ft It is 200 miles long and varies in width from 3 4 miles to 35 miles at the mouth of the Potomac River