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Science In Your Backyard: Maryland

Maryland

  • Maryland/District of Columbia Water Science Center
    dc_md@usgs.gov
    8987 Yellow Brick Road
    Baltimore, MD 21237
    Phone: (410) 238-4200
    Fax: (410) 238-4210
    Office hours: 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

  • Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
    12100 Beech Forest Road
    Suite 4039
    Laurel, MD   20708-4038
    Phone: (301) 497-5500
    FAX: (301) 497-5505

  • National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Office (Liason for: DC, DE, MD, NJ, Chesapeake Bay)
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Eastern Region Geography, MS 559
    12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
    Reston, VA 20192
    Phone: (703) 648-5189

  • USGS Maryland Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    Email: mdcoopunit@mail.umes.edu
    University of Maryland Eastern Shore
    Trigg Hall, Room 1120
    Princess Anne, MD 21853
    Phone: 410-651-7663
    Fax: 410-651-7662


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Maryland State Facts

Image of Maryland with a star pinpointing the location of the capital.
Locations on image are approximate


Capital: Annapolis(Star shaped icon located on map pinpointing capital.)
Land Area: 9,774 sq. miles
(source: 2003 Census)
Population: 5,508,909
(source: 2003 Census estimate)
Counties: 24
(source: National Association of Counties)
Highest Point:
Backbone Mtn. at 3,360 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Garrett
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Lowest Point:
Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Geographic Center:
Located in Prince Georges County approx. 4 1/2 miles northwest of Davidsonville
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)

 

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