2011 Map of East of New Point Comfort

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Chesapeake Bay dominates this maritime survey, illustrating the open water east of the Virginia peninsula. The map focuses almost entirely on the hydrography of the lower bay, where the York Spit Channel provides a critical deep-water passage for navigation entering and exiting the region's major rivers. Unlike many terrestrial quadrangles, this chart highlights the submerged geography of the Chesapeake Bay at the beginning of the 2011 decade, capturing a snapshot of the navigational lanes essential to the maritime economy of coastal Virginia.