Delmarva Peninsula

American  

[del-mahr-vuh] / dɛlˈmɑr və /

noun

1. a peninsula between Chesapeake and Delaware bays including most of Delaware and those parts of Maryland and Virginia E of Chesapeake Bay.

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Delmarva Peninsula British  

/ dɛlˈmɑːvə /

noun

1. a peninsula of the northeast US, between Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic

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Example Sentences

Some believe “ridge” may refer to ancient sand dunes, which are common morphologic features along the Delmarva Peninsula, which is 170 miles long and includes the vast majority of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore regions of Maryland and Virginia.

From Literature

The authors of the study found these distortion hot spots near Cape Canaveral, Florida; the suburbs and exurbs of Boston; and across Delaware and Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula.

From Seattle Times

“The center of Ophelia is expected to turn toward the north-northeast and northeast, moving across eastern Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula through Sunday,” the center said.

From Seattle Times

But after centuries of habitat destruction, the black and yellowish-green salamander is listed as endangered in the Delmarva Peninsula region, found only on private lands east of Interstate 95.

From Washington Post

Officials with the National Park Service said in a statement that the dead whale was found Monday morning on the beach at Assateague, a barrier island on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia on the Delmarva Peninsula.

From Washington Post