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Geography of Delaware, Maryland, & Virginia Kelly Hall Beth Reimer
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Delaware Coastline length: 45 km (28 mi) Shoreline length: 613 km (381 mi)
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Geography of Coastline Rohoboth Bay Delaware River Delaware Canal
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Character of Shoreline Extensive saltwater marshes, sand dunes, long sandy barrier beaches Cape Henlopen Impt. Bays: Delaware Bay, Rehoboth Bay, Indian River Bay
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Major Rivers/Estuaries Delaware River flows to Delaware Bay Delaware Canal links Del. Bay and Chesapeake Bay
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Character of Coastal Region Climate: hot humid summers/mild winters –31 F – 80s F –45 in. precip.
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Tidal Range
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Development of Shoreline Coastal population: 666,168 U.S. rank: 25 th of 35
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Maryland Coastline length: 50 km (31 mi) Shoreline length: 5,134 km (3,190 mi)
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Geography of Shoreline Assateague IslandPotomac River Susquehanna River
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Character of Shoreline Tidal/non-tidal wetlands, sandy beaches, shallow lagoons, long narrow barrier beaches Great Pocomoke Swamp Chesapeake Bay Assateague Island
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Major Rivers/Estuaries Nearly all of Maryland drains to Chesapeake Bay or Atlantic Potomac River forms harbor at Baltimore Susquehanna River enters head of Chesapeake Bay
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Tidal Range
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Development of Shoreline Coastal population: 3,339,056 U.S. rank: 11 th of 35
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Virginia Coastal length: 180 km (112 mi) Shoreline length: 5,335 km (3,315 mi)
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Geography of Shoreline Cape Henry Cape Charles Potomac River Rappohannock River York River James River
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Character of Shoreline Tidal marshes, swamps, long sandy beaches, barrier islands, Great Dismal Swamp Natural harbors: Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads Cape Henry, Cape Charles
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Major Rivers/Estuaries 4 Tidal rivers: Potomac, Rappahannok, York, James
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Character of Coastal Region Industries: shipping, tourism, commercial/recreati onal fishing Wildlife: blue crab, striped bass Climate: hot, humid summers/ mild winters –42 F – 100s F –50 in. precip.
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Tidal Range
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Development of Shoreline Coastal population: 4,010,900 U.S. rank: 9 th of 35
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References: http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/pdf/statestats.pdf http://www.nescenicphoto.com/ http://www.netstate.com/states/maps/md_maps.htm http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov/ http://www.deq.state.va.us/coastal/whatnew.html http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx? refid=761572815http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx? refid=761572815 http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx? refid=761570698http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx? refid=761570698 http://kd.mysearch.myway.com/jsp/GGimg.jsp?st=bar&pt nrS=KD&searchfor=http://kd.mysearch.myway.com/jsp/GGimg.jsp?st=bar&pt nrS=KD&searchfor
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