The Chesapeake Bay covers approximately 11,400 square kilometers.
Sources
- Fact Sheet 102-98 - The Chesapeake Bay: Geologic Product of Rising Sea Level (pubs.usgs.gov)
- https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/bay-facts?categories=bay-geography (chesapeakebay.net)
- https://2020mdmanual.msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/ches.html (2020mdmanual.msa.maryland.gov)
- https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Chesapeake_Bay (newworldencyclopedia.org)
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