Kent Island
Encyclopedia
The term Kent Island usually refers to Kent Island, Maryland
an island situated in the Chesapeake Bay
in the U.S.
state
of Maryland
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Kent Island may also mean:
Kent Island, Maryland
Kent Island is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay, and a historic place in Maryland. To the east, a narrow channel known as the Kent Narrows barely separates the island from the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the other side, the island is separated from Sandy Point, an area near Annapolis, by...
an island situated in the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
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Kent Island may also mean:
Islands
- Kent Island, MarylandKent Island, MarylandKent Island is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay, and a historic place in Maryland. To the east, a narrow channel known as the Kent Narrows barely separates the island from the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the other side, the island is separated from Sandy Point, an area near Annapolis, by...
, in the U.S. - Kent Island, Delaware, in the U.S.
- Kent Island (California)Kent Island (California)Kent Island is a small island in Marin County, California. The island is included in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.-Location:The island is located within the Bolinas Lagoon, a salt water inlet of the Pacific Ocean...
in Marin County - Kent Island, New Brunswick, in Canada
- Kent Island (Queensland), in Australia
Other uses
- Ships named USS Kent Island, including:
- USS Kent Island (AG-78)USS Kent Island (AG-78)USS Kent Island was a Belle Isle-class miscellaneous auxiliary acquired by the U.S. Navy shortly before the end of World War II...
- a liberty shipLiberty shipLiberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. Based on vessels ordered by Britain to replace ships torpedoed by... - USS Kent Island (AKS-26) - a liberty ship
- USS Kent Island (AG-78)