Newport Bay (Maryland)

Last updated

Newport Bay
USA Maryland relief location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Newport Bay
Usa edcp relief location map.png
Red pog.svg
Newport Bay
Location Worcester County, Maryland [1]
Coordinates 38°13′56″N75°13′5″W / 38.23222°N 75.21806°W / 38.23222; -75.21806
Type Bay [1]
Surface elevation0 feet (0 m) [1]

Newport Bay is an arm of Chincoteague Bay between the mainland of Worcester County, Maryland and Sinepuxent Neck; its principal tributaries are Newport Creek and Trappe Creek.

The names Newport Bay and Newport Creek refer to a tract of land on the creek, "Newport Pagnell", patented in the late 17th century, which in turn commemorated the town of the same name in Buckinghamshire. Newport Bay has also been known as Mobjack Bay. [1]

References