Choptank River

Choptank River

Choptank River, Fluß in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, entspringt in der Grafschaft Kent im Staate Delaware, fließt nach Maryland u. bildet einen See, mit der Chesapeakebai in Verbindung stehend; Lauflänge 22 Meilen, 10 Meilen schiffbar.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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