Delmarva Peninsula

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geographical region peninsula

The Delmarva Peninsula is a large peninsula on the U.S. East Coast encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, known for its flat coastal landscapes, agriculture, and seaside communities.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Eastern Shore of Maryland	6
Maryland Eastern Shore	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ peninsula ⓘ
borders	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Chesapeake Bay ⓘ Delaware Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate in northern areas ⓘ humid subtropical climate ⓘ
containsSettlement	Cambridge, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Charles, Virginia ⓘ Chincoteague, Virginia ⓘ Dover, Delaware ⓘ Easton, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewes, Delaware ⓘ Ocean City, Maryland ⓘ Rehoboth Beach, Delaware ⓘ Salisbury, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crossedBy	Chesapeake Bay Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel ⓘ
economy	commercial fishing ⓘ crop farming ⓘ poultry processing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	extensive coastline ⓘ low elevation ⓘ
hasPart	Delmarva Peninsula self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern Shore of Maryland Eastern Shore of Virginia ⓘ District of Delaware ⓘ surface form: state of Delaware
hasProtectedArea	Assateague Island barrier spit ⓘ surface form: Assateague Island National Seashore Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
highestPoint	Ebright Azimuth vicinity (Delaware high point region) ⓘ
knownFor	agriculture ⓘ beaches ⓘ flat coastal landscapes ⓘ poultry farming ⓘ seafood industry ⓘ seaside resort communities ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
locatedIn	East Coast of the United States ⓘ Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
locatedOn	Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ surface form: Atlantic seaboard
majorRiver	Choptank River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanticoke River ⓘ Pocomoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wicomico River NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Referenced by (12)

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

Chesapeake Bay → borderedBy → Delmarva Peninsula ⓘ

Delaware Bay → borderedBy → Delmarva Peninsula ⓘ

Western Shore of Maryland → borders → Delmarva Peninsula ⓘ