Description

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Delmarva stands for Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. It often refers to the peninsula east of the Chesapeake Bay. Greater Delmarva includes these states, Washington DC, and West Virginia. This mid-Atlantic region is marked by 4 distinct geographic zones (East-West): the wetland Tidewater area, including the peninsula, the rolling lands of the Piedmont, the Blue Ridge (including the Shenandoah Valley), and the Allegheny Highlands (including the Allegheny Plateau and the parts of the Appalachia to the north and west). It is one of earth s oldest and most diverse ecosystems.