Chesapeake Bay

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body of water estuary

Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, known for its rich biodiversity, extensive watershed, and historical importance to the Mid-Atlantic region.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Chesapeake Bay canonical 227
Chesapeake Bay watershed 72
Chesapeake Bay drainage basin 4

Statements (85)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
estuary ⓘ
averageDepth about 21 feet ⓘ
about 6.4 meters ⓘ
borderedBy Delmarva Peninsula ⓘ
Virginia Peninsula ⓘ
Western Shore of Maryland ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossedBy Chesapeake Bay Bridge ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel ⓘ
drainsInto Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
etymology name derived from an Algonquian word often interpreted as "great shellfish bay" ⓘ
hasCityOnShore Annapolis ⓘ
Baltimore ⓘ
Hampton ⓘ
Newport News, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Newport News

Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Norfolk

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form: Virginia Beach

Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
hasClimateInfluence humid subtropical climate influences ⓘ
hasDesignation Ramsar wetland of international importance (parts of the watershed) ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue dead zones ⓘ
eutrophication ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
sea level rise impacts ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ
hasInflow Appomattox River ⓘ
Choptank River ⓘ
James River ⓘ
Nanticoke River ⓘ
Patapsco River ⓘ
Patuxent River ⓘ
Pocomoke River ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ
Rappahannock River ⓘ
Susquehanna River ⓘ
York River ⓘ
hasIsland Kent Island ⓘ
Poplar Island ⓘ
Smith Island ⓘ
Tangier Island ⓘ
historicalEvent important theater in the American Revolutionary War naval operations ⓘ
site of early English colonization in North America ⓘ
strategic waterway in the War of 1812 ⓘ
isLargest largest estuary in the United States by area ⓘ
knownFor blue crab fisheries ⓘ
environmental restoration efforts ⓘ
historical importance to early American colonies ⓘ
oyster beds ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
shipping and naval history ⓘ
striped bass fisheries ⓘ
waterfowl populations ⓘ
wetland habitats ⓘ
length about 200 miles ⓘ
about 320 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn District of Columbia watershed ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ
surface form: Mid-Atlantic region of the United States

Virginia ⓘ
maxDepth about 174 feet ⓘ
about 53 meters ⓘ
mouthOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean watershed ⓘ
protectedBy Chesapeake Bay Program ⓘ
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiatives ⓘ
state environmental agencies of Maryland and Virginia ⓘ
supportsActivity boating ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
surfaceArea about 11600 square kilometers ⓘ
about 4500 square miles ⓘ
watershedArea about 166000 square kilometers ⓘ
about 64000 square miles ⓘ
watershedStates Province of Delaware ⓘ
surface form: Delaware

District of Columbia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
New York ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ

Referenced by (315)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potomac River → mouth → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Potomac River → flowsInto → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Potomac River → region → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Maryland → hasShorelineOn → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
War of 1812 → theater → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay region
Fairfax Stone → riverBasin → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Virginia → bordersBodyOfWater → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Great Falls of the Potomac → region → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay drainage basin
Antietam Creek, Maryland → partOf → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Antietam Creek
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
North Point → locatedNear → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Baltimore → locatedNear → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Baltimore Harbor → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Baltimore Harbor → connectsTo → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Norfolk, Virginia → borders → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Calvert County, Maryland → borderedByWaterBody → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Calvert County, Maryland → partOfRegion → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Baltimore County → hasCoastlineOn → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Anne Arundel County → borders → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Anne Arundel County → hasCoastlineOn → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Annapolis → locatedOn → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Talbot County, Maryland → borders → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Washington County → historicalRegion → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington County (District of Columbia)
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Chesapeake campaign → primaryTheater → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Six Flags America → hasSection → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake
Old Dominion → hasCoastOn → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Naval Station Norfolk → primaryWaterBody → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Fort Monroe, Virginia → nearbyWaterBody → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Yorktown → locatedNear → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Anacostia River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Monocacy River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Cacapon River → drainageBasin → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
North Branch Potomac River → drainageBasin → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Shenandoah River → drainageBasin → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Patapsco River → flowsInto → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Patapsco River → mouthLocatedIn → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Patapsco River → tributaryOf → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Patapsco River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Susquehanna River → mouth → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Susquehanna River → flowsInto → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Susquehanna River → partOf → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
James Michener → notableWork → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: James A. Michener
this entity surface form: Chesapeake
United States territorial waters → adjacentTo → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
John Smith → placeOfActivity → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
St. John’s College, Annapolis → near → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Martin State Airport → nearWaterBody → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area → hasBodyOfWater → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway → namedAfter → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
Patapsco River Neck → locatedIn → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
Patapsco River Neck → adjacentTo → Chesapeake Bay ⓘ