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Assateague Island

American  
[as-uh-teeg] / ˈæs əˌtig /

noun

  1. a narrow island in SE Maryland and E Virginia on Chincoteague Bay: annual wild pony roundup. 33 miles (53 km) long.


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Assateague Island National Seashore is located in Assateague Island off the coast of Maryland and Virginia.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

At least seven pieces of debris have been found over the past two weeks along the North Beach swimming area on the Maryland side of the Assateague Island National Seashore.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Or they flip through photo albums, remembering a vacation to Assateague Island.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

An angler at Assateague Island was bitten in 2014 while releasing a shark from his line and a man clamming near Mills Island in Chincoteague Bay was bitten around the same time, she said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021

An act to authorize the construction of a telephone line on the coast of Virginia from Cape Charles to Assateague Island, in aid of the preservation of life and property.

From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled