Delaware Bay

Summary

Delaware Bay is a bay^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Delaware Bay is credited with the discovery of Henry Hudson^[3].
• Delaware Bay is located in Sussex County^[4].
• Delaware Bay is located in Salem County^[5].
• Delaware Bay is located in Kent County^[6].
• Delaware Bay is located in New Castle County^[7].
• Delaware Bay is located in Cumberland County^[8].
• Delaware Bay is located in Cape May County^[9].
• Delaware Bay is in the country of United States^[10].
• Delaware Bay's image is recorded as Chesapeakelandsat.jpeg^[11].
• Delaware Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[12].
• Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr is named after Delaware Bay^[13].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Delaware River^[14].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Broadkill River^[15].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Appoquinimink River^[16].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Maurice River^[17].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Mispillion River^[18].
• Delaware Bay's basin country is recorded as New Jersey^[19].
• Delaware Bay's basin country is recorded as Delaware^[20].
• Delaware Bay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247819764^[21].
• Delaware Bay's GND ID is recorded as 4464124-2^[22].
• Delaware Bay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85036545^[23].
• Delaware Bay's part of is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[24].
• Delaware Bay's Commons category is recorded as Delaware Bay^[25].
• Delaware Bay's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[26].
• Delaware Bay's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1609-00-00T00:00:00Z^[27].

Body

Geography

Delaware Bay is in the country of United States^[10]. Located in include Sussex County^[4], a county of Delaware^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1683^[30]; Salem County^[5], a county of New Jersey^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1694^[33]; Kent County^[6], a county of Delaware^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1683^[36]; New Castle County^[7], a county of Delaware^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1664^[39]; Cumberland County^[8], a county of New Jersey^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1748^[42]; and Cape May County^[9], a county of New Jersey^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1685^[45]. Its part of is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[24].

Physical Characteristics

Delaware Bay's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2032'}^[46].

Designation and Status

Delaware Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[12]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[47].

History and Context

Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr is named after Delaware Bay^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Delaware Bay include Delaware^[48], an U.S. state^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1787^[51], headquartered in New Castle^[52]; Lenape^[53], an ethnic group^[54], in United States^[55]; and Delaware River^[56], a river^[57], in United States^[58].

Why It Matters

Delaware Bay ranks in the top 3% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for it include Delaware^[48], an U.S. state^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1787^[51], headquartered in New Castle^[52]; Lenape^[53], an ethnic group^[54], in United States^[55]; and Delaware River^[56], a river^[57], in United States^[58].