Delaware Bay

Summary

Delaware Bay is a bay^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 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 instance of is recorded as bay^[11].
• Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr is named after Delaware Bay^[12].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Delaware River^[13].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Broadkill River^[14].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Appoquinimink River^[15].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Maurice River^[16].
• Delaware Bay's inflows is recorded as Mispillion River^[17].
• Delaware Bay's basin country is recorded as New Jersey^[18].
• Delaware Bay's basin country is recorded as Delaware^[19].
• Delaware Bay is part of Atlantic Ocean^[20].
• Delaware Bay's Commons category is recorded as Delaware Bay^[21].
• Delaware Bay's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[22].
• Delaware Bay's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1609^[23].
• Delaware Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.1, 'longitude': -75.2}^[24].
• Delaware Bay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Delaware Bay^[25].
• Delaware Bay's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Delaware Bay's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[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]. It is part of Atlantic Ocean^[20].

Physical Characteristics

Delaware Bay covers an area of {'amount': '+2032'}^[46].

Designation and Status

Delaware Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[11]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[47].

History and Context

Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr is named after Delaware Bay^[12].

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 (389 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] It is known by 32 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].