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Maryland Geography
Maryland
Geography, Maryland Facts
About half of Alabama
The Chesapeake Bay divides Maryland into two sections –the
Eastern Shore and the Western Shore. The state is made up of 5 distinct land
regions.
The Atlantic Coastal Plain covers all of the Western Shore and part of the
Eastern Shore. It is a flat area that rises gradually to a height of 400 feet to
the west. Along the Chesapeake, the Plain has many indented shorelines, small
bays, and estuaries.
A region of rolling hills and fertile valleys, known as the Piedmont, lies to
the north and west. It is a 50-mile wide area that rises to meet the narrow,
mountainous Blue Ridge region.
Within Maryland, The Appalachian Mountain and Valley region separates
Pennsylvania from West Virginia. At its narrowest point, this strip of land
measures less than 2 miles from north to south.
To the extreme west, the Appalachian Plateau contains Maryland’s highest point,
Backbone Mountain, which is 3,360 feet above sea level. The Allegheny Mountains
make up a large part of this heavily forested area.
Geography Information from
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