Talk:Chesapeake Bay

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We have the size of the watershed, but how many square miles is the bay? --Palnatoke 07:16, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

4,479 mi², including major tributaries. Added that info and other measurements to article. Carter 11:25, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Capitalization errors

Watch out for these, I found several cases where the common noun "bay" was capitalized as "Bay". Only proper nouns such as "Chesapeake Bay" should be capitalized. I fixed as many as I could find but there may be some more left, please fix any you find. -Jeff ^(talk) 03:14, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "The" Chesapeake Bay?

Is the word "the" really needed? I realize people use the word "the" for placenames like the Gulf of Mexico, or the Atlantic Ocean, or often for rivers, like the Mississippi River. But I can't recall it being used for Chesapeake Bay, or other inlets, bays, like Puget Sound, Albemarle Sound, Hudson Bay, San Francisco Bay, etc. The phrase "the Chesapeake Bay" sounds odd to me, but I'm not from the area -- is it really the common usage there? Pfly 17:20, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah that's common usage around here.-Jeff ^(talk) 17:47, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I was in a hurry before and couldn't make my post more detailed. While some may refer to the bay as simply "Chesapeake Bay", it's more commonly known as "the Chesapeake Bay" in the area of the bay itself. I think it's best to stick with the local usage the same as how American English is used in US-related topics and British English is used in Commonwealth-related topics.-Jeff ^(talk) 01:44, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

That's cool. I just wondered since I edited out one of the "the"s a few days ago, but you changed it back. I've no problem with the usage, carry on! :-) ..it still sounds a bit odd to my ears, but not as odd as Bay of Green Bay... Pfly 02:40, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

I can confirm the "The" usage. And frequently to locals it's just "The Bay".--J Clear 22:08, 16 October 2006 (UTC)