Chesapeake Bay

Summary

Chesapeake Bay is an estuary^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of estuary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,776 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chesapeake Bay is located in Maryland^[3].
• Chesapeake Bay is located in Virginia^[4].
• Chesapeake Bay is in the country of United States^[5].
• Chesapeake Bay is on the continent of North America^[6].
• Chesapeake Bay's instance of is recorded as estuary^[7].
• Chesapeake Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[8].
• Chesapeake Bay's basin country is recorded as United States^[9].
• Chesapeake Bay's Commons category is recorded as Chesapeake Bay^[10].
• Chesapeake Bay's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[11].
• Chesapeake Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.24806111111111, 'lon': -76.1194388888889}^[12].
• Chesapeake Bay's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Susquehanna River^[13].
• Chesapeake Bay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chesapeake Bay^[14].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Potomac River^[15].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as James River^[16].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Patuxent River^[17].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Choptank River^[18].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Rappahannock River^[19].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as York River^[20].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Nanticoke River^[21].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Patapsco River^[22].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Severn River^[23].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Back River^[24].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Bush River^[25].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Chester River^[26].
• Chesapeake Bay's tributary is recorded as Gunpowder River^[27].

Body

Geography

Chesapeake Bay is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Maryland^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1788^[30] and Virginia^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1788^[33]. It is on the continent of North America^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Chesapeake Bay covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11601'}^[34]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+320'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include estuary^[7] and bay^[8]. Chesapeake Bay's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chesapeake Bay include USS Chesapeake^[37], a frigate^[38] and Chesapeake Bay Retriever^[39], a dog breed^[40].

Why It Matters

Chesapeake Bay ranks in the top 2% of estuary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,776 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include USS Chesapeake^[37], a frigate^[38] and Chesapeake Bay Retriever^[39], a dog breed^[40].