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List Of Islands On The Potomac River
This is a list of islands on the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Because the Potomac belongs to Maryland, the majority of its islands lie within that state with some exceptions including portions located in the District of Columbia. Potomac River North Branch Potomac River South Branch Potomac River {, class = "wikitable sortable" !Name !Order downstream !State !Location , - , unnamed island1, ? , ? , - , unnamed island2, ? , ? , - , unnamed islands3, ? , ? , - , Piss Pot Island4, West Virginia , ? , - , Valley View Island5, West Virginia , ? , - , unnamed island6, ? , ? , - , unnamed island7, ? , ? , - , unnamed island8, ? , ? , - , unnamed island9, ? , ? See also *List of islands of the United States *List of islands of Maryland Maryland has 281 named islands within its many waters and waterways, including the Atlantic ocean; the Chesapeake bay and its many tributary tidal rivers, creeks and bays; as well as within larger whitewater rivers like the upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea: continental and oceanic. There are also artificial islands, which are man-made. Etymology The word ''island'' derives from Middle English ''iland'', from Old English ''igland'' (from ''ig'' or ''ieg'', similarly meaning 'island' when used independently, and -land carrying its contemporary meaning; cf. Dutch ''eiland'' ("island"), German ''Eiland'' ("small island")). However, the spelling of the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It is located in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The population was 285 at the 2020 census. Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, where the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet, it is the easternmost town in West Virginia. During the American Civil War, it was the northernmost point of Confederate-controlled territory. An 1890 history book on the town called it "the best strategic point in the whole South." The town was formerly spelled Harper's Ferry with an apostrophe, so named because in the 18th century it was the site of a ferry service owned and operated by Robert Harper. The United States Board on Geographic Names, whose Domestic Name Committee is reluctant to include apostrophes in official place names, established the standard spelling of "Harpers Ferry" by 1891. By far, the most important event in the town's history was John Brown's raid on the Harpers F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason Island (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Mason Island (Gaeilge: ''Oileán Máisean'') is an uninhabited island located off the Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ... coast near the village of Carna. History The island has been uninhabited since 1957, but used to be home to 114 people. There are some abandoned properties on the island and some refurbished holiday homes which are available for rental. The island is not serviced by any ferries. Some early Christian relics have also been found on the island. References {{County Galway Uninhabited islands of Ireland Islands of County Galway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cox Island (Maryland)
Cox Island is a northern Canadian island in eastern Hudson Bay and forms part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region. While situated off the western coast of Quebec's Ungava Peninsula, it, like other islands in Hudson Bay and James Bay, are in Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' .... References Islands of Hudson Bay Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadow Island
A meadow ( ) is an open habitat, or field, vegetated by grasses, herbs, and other non-woody plants. Trees or shrubs may sparsely populate meadows, as long as these areas maintain an open character. Meadows may be naturally occurring or artificially created from cleared shrub or woodland. They can occur naturally under favourable conditions (see perpetual meadows), but they are often maintained by humans for the production of hay, fodder, or livestock. Meadow habitats, as a group, are characterized as "semi-natural grasslands", meaning that they are largely composed of species native to the region, with only limited human intervention. Meadows attract a multitude of wildlife, and support flora and fauna that could not thrive in other habitats. They are ecologically important as they provide areas for animal courtship displays, nesting, food gathering, pollinating insects, and sometimes sheltering, if the vegetation is high enough. There are multiple types of meadows, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason Island (Frederick County, Maryland)
Mason Island (Gaeilge: ''Oileán Máisean'') is an uninhabited island located off the Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ... coast near the village of Carna. History The island has been uninhabited since 1957, but used to be home to 114 people. There are some abandoned properties on the island and some refurbished holiday homes which are available for rental. The island is not serviced by any ferries. Some early Christian relics have also been found on the island. References {{County Galway Uninhabited islands of Ireland Islands of County Galway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaters Island
A heater is an appliance whose purpose is to generate heat for a building. Heater or Heaters may also refer to: Science, technology and engineering * Central heating, a system used to heat an entire building Devices * Aquarium heater, in fishkeeping, used to warm aquarium water * Boiler or heater, used to heat water for use in a heating system * Furnace or heater, used to heat buildings using a central system * Radiator (heating) or heater, used to transmit heat from a boiler * Space heater, that heats a single area ** Gas heater, that heats a area using gas ** Oil heater, that heats oil to heat a room Physics * Heating element, a device that converts electricity into heat * Cathode heater, in vacuum tubes and gas-filled tubes ** Heater, a vacuum tube filament for an indirectly heated cathode in a vacuum tube Music * Heaters (band), an American rock band * "The Heater", a song by The Mutton Birds * "Heater" (Samim song), a song by Samim * "Heaters", a song on the IllScarlett al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Of Rocks, Maryland
Point of Rocks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,466. It is named for the striking rock formation on the adjacent Catoctin Mountain, which was formed by the Potomac River cutting through the ridge in a water gap, a typical formation in the Appalachian Mountains. The formation is not visible from the town and can only be seen from boats on the river, or from the southern bank of the river in Virginia. History Settlement and early history Indigenous peoples inhabited the Point of Rocks regions for centuries prior to European colonization. The Piscataway were one of the indigenous cultures to live in Point of Rocks, inhabiting an island in the Potomac River known today as Heater's Island. Eventually, conflicts with neighboring tribes and European settlers forced the migration of the Piscataway from their ancestral homelands of Prince George's County to Heate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paton Island
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Catoctin Creek Island
Catoctin ( ) is a name of an Algonquian origin that refers to a number of geographical designations in the Mid-Atlantic United States. *Catoctin Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Maryland and Virginia **Catoctin Mountain Park, a park administered by the National Park Service in Maryland **Catoctin Quaker Camp, a summer camp on Catoctin Mountain **Catoctin Trail, a hiking trail in Maryland * Catoctin AVA, an American Viticultural Area in Maryland *Catoctin County, Virginia, a proposed county in Virginia *Catoctin Creek (Maryland), a stream in Maryland *Catoctin Creek (Virginia), a stream in Virginia *Catoctin Creek Distilling Company, a distillery in Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia * Catoctin District, an election district in Loudoun County, Virginia *Catoctin High School, a public high school located at the foot of Catoctin Mountain in Thurmont, Maryland * USS ''Catoctin'' (AGC-5), a ship in the United States Navy *Hi-Catoctin, original name of Camp David Camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
