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 the parts: the Eastern Shore of Maryland / Eastern Shore of Virginia and the state of Delaware) with its mouth of the Bay at the south end located between Cape Henry and Cape Charles. With its northern portion in Maryland and the southern part in Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay is a very important feature for the ecology and economy of those two states, as well as others surrounding within its watershed. More than 150 major rivers and streams flow into the Bay's drainage basin, which covers parts of six states (New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia) and all of Washington, D.C. The Bay is approximately long from its northern headwaters in the Susquehanna River to its outlet in the Atlantic Ocean. It is wide at its narrowest (between Kent County's Plum Point near Newtown
La bahía de Chesapeake ( ) es el estuario más grande de los Estados Unidos. La bahía se encuentra en la región del Atlántico Medio y está separada principalmente del Océano Atlántico por la península de Delmarva (incluidas las partes: la costa oriental de Maryland / costa oriental de Virginia y el estado de Delaware) con su boca de la bahía en el extremo sur situado entre el Cabo Henry y el Cabo Charles. Con su parte norte en Maryland y la parte sur en Virginia, la bahía de Chesapeake es una característica muy importante para la ecología y la economía de esos dos estados, así como otros que rodean dentro de sus aguas. Más de 150 ríos principales y corrientes fluyen a la cuenca de la bahía de drenaje, que cubre partes de seis estados (Nueva York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia y Virginia Occidental) y todo de Washington, D.C. La bahía está aproximadamente a lo largo de sus aguas principales en el río Susehanna a la costa del Océano Nuevo Condado.