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2022 Map of Chincoteague West

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Chincoteague West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Chincoteague Island and the intricate tidal waters of Chincoteague Bay define this coastal landscape, where the town of Chincoteague sits at the heart of a complex network of channels and marshes. The island itself is densely annotated with family and community history, evidenced by a cluster of sites including Greenwood Cem, Aydelotte Cem, and the Christ Union Baptist Church. These landmarks reveal the deep-rooted settlement patterns of the Eastern Shore's fishing and maritime communities.

Across the Chincoteague Channel and Queen Sound Channel, the landscape shifts toward large-scale federal conservation and aeronautics. The Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Wallops Flight Facility occupy significant portions of the mainland and barrier islands. To the north, residential development at Captains Cove and Sinnickson contrasts with the protected, wild expanses of the Assateague Island National Seashore.