Chesapeake Bay is North America’s largest estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean, and is surrounded by the North American mainland to the west and the Delmarva Peninsula to the East. The Chesapeake Bay is important because it provides both water and food. Over the years the Chesapeake Bay has been the victim of many different types of pollution, climate changes, and invading plants that are harmful to the ecosystem affecting the way of life around the Bay. The first type of pollution is agricultural
The Chesapeake Bay is a body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean the largest in the United states. It holds more than 6,8 trillion litres of water and is home to more than 2.700 species of plants and animals, including the Eastern Oyster. Historically speaking, the bay was one of the most productive fisheries for the oyster, however today the population of the Eastern Oysters is dangerously low. Oysters provide ecological services; they filter water to
Chesapeake Bay is one of the largest fresh/salt water estuary in the United States. The Chesapeake Bay ranges from Havre de Grace Maryland, to VA Beach, VA. The range of the width is from four miles in Maryland to thirty miles in Virginia. Chesapeake Bay may appear deep but it is actually not at all. The average depth is about 21 feet. Though there is a few deep channels in the bay. Some can be as deep as on hundred feet give or take a few feet. The Chesapeake Bay has over ten thousand tributaries
The Chesapeake Tunnel Bay Bridges This video was another fascinating journey back in time. The Chesapeake Bay’s southern end which is about 17 mile wide separates the Delmarva Peninsula and a small portion of Virginia from its greater portion to the south, the main-land state of Virginia; or more specifically, the Cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. This was also a very heavily travelled sea route. Before the bridge was built, ferries carried travelers across the mouth of the bay to visit the
King James I granted a charter to a group of English men in 1606. It was called the Virginia Company. It was so they could establish an English settlement there in Chesapeake Bay area of America. They thought they would find gold and easy riches. They expect a paradise in their new journey they are about to embark on. This settlement is known as America’s first colony. This settlement started the Great country of America. In the early 17th century most of the New World is still unexplored. All