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2016 Map of Barren Island

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Barren Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Chesapeake Bay dominates this coastal landscape, where the shifting shorelines of Dorchester, Calvert, and St. Mary’s counties converge. The presence of Barren Island serves as a significant marker of the bay’s evolving maritime geography, separated from the mainland by the Barren Island Thorofare and the broader waters of Tar Bay. This area is a critical junction for navigation along the Intracoastal Waterway, which passes between the islands and the western shore points.

On the eastern side, Meekins Neck and Houston Point define the marshy inlets near The Big Broads and Houston Cove. Across the channel to the west, the prominent landmarks of Cove Point and Cedar Point indicate the strategic positioning of the western shore. The map illustrates a landscape primarily shaped by water and tide, where small bay-side roads like Bay View Dr provide limited access to these fragile coastal points.