Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
1991
Pages
4-7
Conference Name
Back Bay Ecological Symposium
Abstract
(First Paragraph) Back Bay is the northern most of a series of bays along the Atlantic seaboard of North Carolina and Virginia. Other large bays in this complex include Currituck, Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds in North Carolina. Back Bay is confined within the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia and located between 75 deg. 52-58 sec. W log. and 36 deg. 32-45 sec. N lat. The Back Bay system is divided by islands into seven smaller segments: Back , Buzzards, Half Moon, Sand, Redhead, Shipps and North Bays (Figure 1).
Repository Citation
Norman, Mitchell D., "Description of Study Area" (1991). Front Matter. 3.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/backbay1990_frontmatter/3
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