Assateague Island
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Assateague Island is a 37-mile long barrier island located off the eastern coast of the Delmarva Peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean. The northern two-thirds of the island are in Maryland, and the sou
Aerial view of Assateague Island with Ocean City, Maryland in the background
Assateague stallion
Horses play near an Assateague Island campsite
Assateague Lighthouse in 2001
Ocean City, Maryland
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Ocean City, officially the Town of Ocean City, is an Atlantic resort city in Worcester County, Maryland, along the East Coast of the United States. The population was 6,844 at the 2020 U.S. census, al
Assateague Island
…island. The island was once connected to the southern end of Fenwick Island. However, the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane created an inlet south of Ocean City, Maryland. This inlet separated the two landforms. Normally, it would have silted back due to the littoral drift that ran from north to south. However, after the…
Ocean City's inlet during the offseason
Ocean City, 1935
Ocean City beach at 25th Street
Beach in Ocean City