Mosquito Creek (Virginia)
37°56′34″N 75°26′45″W / 37.942757°N 75.445861°W
| Mosquito Creek | |
|---|---|
_001_crop.jpg) Mosquito Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cockle Creek |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chincoteague Bay |
| Length | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
Mosquito Creek is a stream in Chincoteague, Virginia that connects with Cockle Creek to the south and a mouth at Chincoteague Bay to the North.
History
The name of the creek first appeared in the Decisions of the United States Board on Geographical Names in 1943.
See also
References
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- ^ GMCO Maps & Charts. GMCO's Fishing & Recreation Map of Chincoteague-Assateague, Virginia, 2003.
- ^ Topping, Mary, comp., Approved Place Names in Virginia: An Index to Virginia Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names through 1969 (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1971), 105.