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2016 Map of Tingles Island

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Assateague Island National Seashore dominates the eastern half of this coastal landscape, separated from the mainland by a complex network of bays and narrows. The geography is defined by the thin barrier of Assateague Island and the expansive waters of Sinepuxent Bay and Chincoteague Bay. Along the western shore, developed residential pockets like Golf Club Shores and Lower Sinepuxent Neck contrast with the largely untouched marshlands and small islands that dot the coastal interior.

Evidence of the region's aquatic-centered infrastructure is visible in the network of points and coves, from Knot Point down to South Point. Small, named landforms such as Tingles Island, Crow Tump, and Outward Tump emerge from the wetlands, illustrating the fragile, shifting nature of the Maryland shoreline. Local roads, including S Point Rd and Stephen Decatur Memorial Rd, provide the primary access to these waterfront communities and the recreational lands of the national seashore.