出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/12 01:14 UTC 版)
The Chesapeake Bay ( /ˈtʃɛsəpiːk/ chess-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers 64,299 square miles (166,534 km2) in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. More than 150 rivers and streams drain into the Bay, and it comprises 64,000 square miles of bays, marshes and rivers.