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The Delmarva peninsula originally was just Delaware Maryland Virginia peninsula. The shortened it to Delmarva because Delis for Delaware Mar is for Maryland, and Va is for Virginia. I am pretty sure that they shortened it because people got tired of saying Delaware Maryland Virginia peninsula. Contact me if you have a better answer.
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Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia make up the Delmarva Peninsula. The name "Delmarva" comes from the combination of those three states.
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The Delmarva Peninsula is the peninsula that the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia share. Delmarva is a combination of an abbreviation of all three state's names in alphabetical order.Delaware + Maryland + Virginia = Delmarva.
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What peninsula separates the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean?
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The peninsula where Delaware is located actually has parts of three different states - all of Delaware, the eastern portion of Maryland, and a small portion of Virginia (the southern tip of the peninsula).The name Delmarva incorporates the first three letters of Delaware (Del), the first three letters or Maryland (mar) and the abbreviation for Virginia (va). Combine the three elements and you have Delmarva.
What two bodies of water surround the Delmarva Peninsula?
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What is the name of the bay that separate the Delmarva peninsula from the rest of Virginia?
it is not the Delaware bay that's for sure, but i don't know what it is
What is the only landlocked county on the Delmarva Peninsula?
Caroline County
