USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ( listen) DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.

Detailed explanation-2: -Delaware is one of the Middle Atlantic states, situated almost entirely on the northeastern part of the Delmarva Peninsula (the peninsula became an island after the digging of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal).

Detailed explanation-3: -With the help of his teacher and the Kent County Department of Planning, it was determined that the geographic center of the state was located approximately eleven miles south of Dover in the field just south of this marker, on the Killen Farm. KC-57: Installed in 1997.

Detailed explanation-4: -States included in the Northeast Region: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, pennsylvania, puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The state of Delaware consists of two major land regions: The Piedmont and the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Piedmont, an area of gently rolling hills found in the northwest corner of the state, is 10 miles wide at its widest point.