1. Geography of Delaware, Maryland, & Virginia Kelly Hall Beth Reimer

2. Delaware Coastline length: 45 km (28 mi) Shoreline length: 613 km (381 mi)

3. Geography of Coastline Rohoboth Bay Delaware River Delaware Canal

4. Character of Shoreline Extensive saltwater marshes, sand dunes, long sandy barrier beaches Cape Henlopen Impt. Bays: Delaware Bay, Rehoboth Bay, Indian River Bay

5. Major Rivers/Estuaries Delaware River flows to Delaware Bay Delaware Canal links Del. Bay and Chesapeake Bay

6. Character of Coastal Region Climate: hot humid summers/mild winters –31 F – 80s F –45 in. precip.

7. Tidal Range

8. Development of Shoreline Coastal population: 666,168 U.S. rank: 25 th of 35

9. Maryland Coastline length: 50 km (31 mi) Shoreline length: 5,134 km (3,190 mi)

10. Geography of Shoreline Assateague IslandPotomac River Susquehanna River

11. Character of Shoreline Tidal/non-tidal wetlands, sandy beaches, shallow lagoons, long narrow barrier beaches Great Pocomoke Swamp Chesapeake Bay Assateague Island

12. 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

13. Tidal Range

14. Development of Shoreline Coastal population: 3,339,056 U.S. rank: 11 th of 35

15. Virginia Coastal length: 180 km (112 mi) Shoreline length: 5,335 km (3,315 mi)

16. Geography of Shoreline Cape Henry Cape Charles Potomac River Rappohannock River York River James River

17. Character of Shoreline Tidal marshes, swamps, long sandy beaches, barrier islands, Great Dismal Swamp Natural harbors: Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads Cape Henry, Cape Charles

18. Major Rivers/Estuaries 4 Tidal rivers: Potomac, Rappahannok, York, James

19. 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.

20. Tidal Range

21. Development of Shoreline Coastal population: 4,010,900 U.S. rank: 9 th of 35

22. 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