Calvert Peninsula
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The Calvert Peninsula is part of the Western Shore region of the U.S. state of Maryland. It extends about {{convert|25|mi|km}} into Chesapeake Bay with the main bay providing its eastern border and the Patuxent River defining its western border.{{Cite web |title=Maryland In Focus - Calvert County |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/photos/lowe/html/cv_2.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=msa.maryland.gov}} It constitutes a total land area of about {{convert|350|sqmi|km2}} and is essentially conterminous with Calvert County.{{Cite web |title=Calvert County Profile {{!}} Calvert County, MD - Official Website |url=https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/266/Calvert-County-Profile |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.calvertcountymd.gov}}
Immediately south of the Calvert Peninsula is the larger St. Mary's Peninsula, defined by the Patuxent and Potomac Rivers. Calvert Peninsula is connected to St. Mary's Peninsula by the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge.
Geology
{{See also|Calvert Formation|Chesapeake Group}}
The landmass of the peninsula was once covered by a warm shallow sea, 10 to 20 million years ago.{{Cite web |title=Calvert Cliffs State Park |url=https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/southern/calvertcliffs.aspx |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Maryland Department of Natural Resources |language=en-us}} Today, the geography of peninsula is continually reforming due to erosion.{{Cite web |title=Geology |url=https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/ecosystem/geology |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Chesapeake Bay |language=en-US}}
History
Captain John Smith first explored the cliffs along the peninsula in 1607 and 1608.{{Cite web |title=Park Archives: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail |url=https://npshistory.com/publications/cajo/index.htm#:~:text=Smith%20made%20note%20of%20many,and%20search%20for%20drinking%20water. |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=npshistory.com}} Today the site is commemorated by the Calvert Cliffs State Park. In 1975, energy generation on the peninsula began with the opening of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.{{Cite web |title=Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center |url=https://www.constellationenergy.com/our-company/locations/location-sites/calvert-cliffs.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.constellationenergy.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant {{!}} Calvert County, MD - Official Website |url=https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/319/Calvert-Cliffs-Nuclear-Power-Plant |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.calvertcountymd.gov}}
See also
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Category:Landforms of Calvert County, Maryland
Category:Peninsulas of Maryland
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