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Chincoteague Bay
Chincoteague Bay
(, , or ) is a
lagoon
between the
Atlantic
barrier islands
of
Assateague
and
Chincoteague
and the mainland of
Worcester County, Maryland
and northern
Accomack County, Virginia
. At the bay's northern end, where it narrows between Assateague and Sinepuxent Neck, it becomes
Sinepuxent Bay
; Chincoteague Bay's southern end drains into the
Atlantic Ocean
via Queen Sound and
Chincoteague Inlet
. No major river flows into Chincoteague Bay—its largest tributaries are Newport Creek in Worcester County and Swans Gut Creek in Accomack County.
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