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Field Guide 40
Tour the Chesapeake Bay
with Free GSA Field Guides
The largest estuary in the United States, the Chesapeake Bay stretches
from Havre de Grace, Maryland, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, covering
~4,400 square miles. Whether you start your trek from the Fall Zone in
Washington, D.C., or on one of Virginia’s barrier islands, our field guides
will help you explore the region’s diverse geology. Get free digital access
to the following GSA field guides now through the end of April:
Cenozoic stratigraphy and structure of the Chesapeake Bay region
2015, v. 40, p. 171–229
Holocene barrier-island geology and morphodynamics of the Maryland
and Virginia open-ocean coasts: Fenwick, Assateague, Chincoteague,
Wallops, Cedar, and Parramore Islands
2015, v. 40, p. 309–423
The exploration begins at http://fieldguides.gsapubs.org