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.

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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

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Worcester County, Maryland adjacentTo Maryland–Virginia maritime boundary