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.

Aliases (2)
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 Eastern Shore of Maryland →
Eastern Shore of Virginia →
state of Delaware →
hasProtectedArea 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 region of the United States →
locatedOn 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 →
Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lewes, Delaware →
Talbot County, Maryland ("Eastern Shore of Maryland") →
Talbot County, Maryland →
locatedIn
Chesapeake Bay →
Delaware Bay →
borderedBy
Western Shore of Maryland ("Eastern Shore of Maryland") →
borders
Atlantic coastal plain →
contains
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ("Maryland Eastern Shore") →
hasMember
Delmarva Peninsula ("Eastern Shore of Maryland") →
hasPart
Ocean City, Maryland ("Eastern Shore of Maryland") →
partOf
Frederick Douglass ("Eastern Shore of Maryland") →
placeOfBirth
Salisbury University ("Eastern Shore of Maryland") →
region
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