 The last house on Holland Island in October 2009. It fell into the Bay in October 2010. | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chesapeake Bay |
| Coordinates | 38°7′44″N 76°5′20″W / 38.12889°N 76.08889°W |
| Area | 0.125 sq mi (0.32 km2)[1][2] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Maryland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Holland Island was a marshy, rapidly eroding island in the Chesapeake Bay, in Dorchester County, Maryland, west of Salisbury. The island was once inhabited by watermen and farmers but has since been abandoned due to sinking of the land's surface associated with isostatic subsidence and sea level rise. It is located in the Holland Strait, between Bloodsworth Island and Smith Island, six miles west of Wenona, Maryland and Southeast of another former island, Long Island.
- ^ Winegar, Deane (2000). Highroad Guide to Chesapeake Bay. Marietta, Georgia: Longstreet Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-89587-279-1. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ Figure originally given as 80 acres.