Herring Bay

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Herring Bay
2016-08-19 10 59 06 View southeast across Herring Bay from Maryland State Route 423 (Fairhaven Road) in Fairhaven-on-the-Bay, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.jpg
View southeast across Herring Bay from MD 423 in Fairhaven-on-the-Bay
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Herring Bay
Location Anne Arundel County [1]
Coordinates 38°45′10″N76°32′36″W / 38.75278°N 76.54333°W / 38.75278; -76.54333 Coordinates: 38°45′10″N76°32′36″W / 38.75278°N 76.54333°W / 38.75278; -76.54333
Type Bay [1]
Part of Chesapeake Bay
Surface elevation0 feet (0 m) [1]

Herring Bay is a bay in Anne Arundel County in the U.S. state of Maryland. It lies in the mid-Chesapeake Bay along the western shore.

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