Maryland–Virginia maritime boundary
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The Maryland–Virginia maritime boundary is the legally defined water border separating the two states’ jurisdictions in the Chesapeake Bay and adjacent coastal waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maryland–Virginia maritime boundary canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interstate boundary
ⓘ
maritime boundary ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Shore of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Shore of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisInDocument |
Black–Jenkins Award of 1877
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Compact of 1785 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Virginia v. Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifiedBy | 20th-century court decisions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definesJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesRightsOver |
fisheries in Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
submerged lands ⓘ water resources ⓘ |
| follows |
adjacent coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
portions of the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| governs | state-level law enforcement jurisdiction on the water ⓘ |
| hasComponent | lines and arcs defined by specific coordinates ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | colonial-era charters of Maryland and Virginia ⓘ |
| hasLegalNature | interstate compact boundary ⓘ |
| historicallyDisputedBy |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialDescription | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chesapeake Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | Maryland–Virginia state line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Delmarva Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Potomac River boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Virginia v. Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
allocation of regulatory authority over environmental protection
ⓘ
allocation of regulatory authority over navigation ⓘ allocation of regulatory authority over resource extraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.