This peninsula will eventually be connected to the mainland by the planned Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel.
This peninsula will eventually be connected to the mainland by the planned Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel. An island off its coast is the setting of a festival that was the subject of a Newberry Medal winning book by Marguerite Henry. Sailboats called skipjacks are used for fishing near this peninsula, due to a law restricting powerboats in the body of water to its east. One of the largest poultry companies in the US, Perdue Farms, began in this peninsula's largest town of Salisbury. Its barrier island Assateague is the site of an annual tradition in which wild ponies are driven across a narrow channel to Chincoteague Island. The longest bridge-tunnel complex in the world connects this peninsula's southern tip of Cape Charles to the city of Virginia Beach. This landmass contains the Eastern Shore and lies between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. For 10 points, name this peninsula containing most of Delaware, whose name combines Delaware with two other states.
This peninsula will eventually be connected to the mainland by the planned Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel.
Delmarva Peninsula