2016 Map of East of Fleets Bay

About this map

Chesapeake Bay dominates this maritime survey, covering the vast aquatic expanse where the jurisdictional boundaries of several Virginia counties meet in the open water. The map documents the invisible but significant administrative lines of Accomack, Northumberland, and Lancaster counties as they converge east of the Northern Neck. Navigation through these waters is defined by the Intracoastal Waterway, a critical maritime corridor that runs north-to-south through the bay. This specific quadrant is almost entirely hydrographic, emphasizing the importance of the bay as a thoroughfare rather than a site of coastal settlement. It serves as a clear record of maritime geography and the complex aquatic boundaries that define the Virginia portion of the bay during the early twenty-first century.