Delaware Bay
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Delaware Bay

geographical name

Definition of DELAWARE BAY

inlet of the Atlantic between SW New Jersey & E Delaware

Delaware Bay

   (Concise Encyclopedia)

Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Forming part of the New Jersey-Delaware state border, it extends southeast for 52 mi (84 km) from the junction of the Delaware River with Alloway Creek to its entrance between Cape May and Cape Henlopen. Bordered by marshy lowlands, the bay is an important link in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

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