Pamlico Sound
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Pamlico Sound is a large estuarine lagoon in North Carolina. The largest lagoon along the North American East Coast, it extends 80 mi long and 15 to 20 miles wide. It is part of a large, interconnecte
A sunset on Pamlico Sound as seen from The Inn on Pamlico Sound in Buxton, North Carolina.
Chesapeake Bay
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The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including pa
Pamlico Sound
…Albemarle-Pamlico sound system. With over 3,000 sq. mi. (7,800 km2) of open water the combined estuary is second only in size to the 4,479 sq mi (11,600 km2) Chesapeake Bay in the United States. The Pamlico Sound is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks, a row of low, sandy barrier islands that include Cape…
View of the eastern bay in Maryland at sunset
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, near Annapolis, Maryland
The bay viewed from a plane
Food chain diagram for waterbirds of the Chesapeake Bay