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The eastern North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland region is comprised of three geographical sub-regions: the Delmarva Peninsula (DELaware, MARyland, and VirginiA), eastern Virginia, and the North Carolina shore (including the Outer Banks).
Delmarva Peninsula
The Delmarva Peninsula traces the coastline from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware in the north to Cape Charles, Virginia, in the south. The communities along the western edge of the Delmarva Peninsula are located on the Tangier Sound and Chesapeake Bay, whereas the towns of Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, and Fenwick Island in Delaware as well as Ocean City, Maryland, are situated along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Further down the Atlantic coast, south of Ocean City, are the lovely areas of Assateague Island and Assateague Island State Park, both in Maryland and Virginia, as well as Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
Eastern Virginia
The eastern Virginia sub-region runs the full length of Virginia's coastal (or Tidewater) region, from the mouth of the Potomac River, in the north, running along the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and south to the North Carolina state line. Eastern Virginia extends inland to incorporate the historic cities of Richmond, Williamsburg, and others.
North Carolina Shore
The North Carolina shore area runs along the Atlantic Ocean from the northern border of North Carolina, via the Outer Banks, to Cape Fear in the south. The North Carolina shore area incorporates the communities of Elizabeth City and Edenton in the north, and New Bern, Beaufort, Morehead City, Wilmington, and Wrightsville Beach in the south. The North Carolina shore also encompasses all of the Outer Banks communities and islands, as well as the Currituck Sound, Albermarle Sound, Croatan Sound, Pamlico Sound, Core Sound, and Bogue Sound; bodies of water wedged between the Outer Banks and mainland North Carolina shore.
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