Editing Delmarva Peninsula (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Delmarva topo.png|thumb|Topography of Delmarva Peninsula]] 
At the northern point of the peninsula the [[Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line]] separates the crystalline rocks of the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] from the unconsolidated sediments of the Coastal Plain. This line passes through [[Newark, Delaware]], and [[Wilmington, Delaware]], and [[Elkton, Maryland]].  The northern isthmus of the peninsula is transected by the sea-level [[Chesapeake and Delaware Canal]]. Several bridges cross the canal, and the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]] and the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel]] join the peninsula to [[mainland]] Maryland and Virginia, respectively. Another point of access is [[Lewes, Delaware]], reachable by the [[Cape May–Lewes Ferry]] from [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[New Jersey]].

[[Dover, Delaware]], is the peninsula's largest city by population. The main commercial areas are Dover in the north and [[Salisbury, Maryland]], near its center. Including all offshore islands, the largest of which is [[Kent Island, Maryland|Kent Island]] in [[Maryland]], the total land area south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is {{convert|5454|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}. At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] the total population was 681,030, giving an average population density of {{convert|124.86|PD/sqmi}}.

[[Cape Charles (headland)|Cape Charles]] forms the southern tip of the peninsula in [[Virginia]].

The entire Delmarva Peninsula falls within the [[Atlantic Coastal Plain]], a flat and sandy area with very few or no hills; the highest point in the peninsula is only {{convert|102|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7190|work=Peakbagger|title=Stillpond Neck|access-date= February 19, 2014}}</ref> The [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|fall line]], found in the region southwest of Wilmington, Delaware, and just north of the northern edge of the Delmarva Peninsula, is a geographic borderland where the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region transitions into the coastal plain. Its Atlantic Ocean coast is formed by the [[Virginia Barrier Islands]] in the south and Cape Henlopen in the north, encompassing Ocean City, Maryland, and the Delaware Beaches from Fenwick Island to Lewes.
The peninsula has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') according to the [[Köppen climate classification]]. According to the [[Trewartha climate classification]], the northern half has a temperate or [[oceanic climate]] (''Do'').