Dog and Bitch Island explained

Dog and Bitch Island is, depending on the source, one or two islands in Worcester County, Maryland, in the United States.[1] It is located within the Isle of Wight Bay.[2] [3] The island is small in size and marshy.[4] In 2014 the federal Army Corps of Engineers pumped 18,000 cubic yards of material from navigation channel dredging operations onto the island to improve migratory bird habitat.[5]

References

38.3556°N -75.0983°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ocean City and Vicinity Water Resources Study, Restoration of Assateague Island, Worcester County. 1998. 2–14.
  2. Web site: Islands . Maryland State Archives . 18 November 2014.
  3. Book: Rogers. Richard Anson. The Outrageous Atlas: A Guide to North America's Strangest Places. Rogers. Laurine A.. 1993. Carol Publishing Group. 978-0-8065-1445-1. 73–74. en.
  4. Book: Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware. 1904. Genealogical Publishing Com. 978-0-8063-0703-9. 29.
  5. Web site: DispatchAdmin. 2014-09-25. 09/25/2014 Channel Dredging Project Underway; Goal Is To Increase Channel Depth To Six Feet News Ocean City MD. 2020-08-19. News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper. en-US.

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