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Delaware is bounded to the north by Pennsylvania, to the east by the Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean and to the west and south by Maryland. Small portions of Delaware are also situated on the far, or eastern, side of the Delaware River Estuary, and these small parcels share land boundaries with New Jersey. The largest city is Wilmington, and the capital is Dover. The state of Delaware, together with the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland and two counties of Virginia, form the Delmarva Peninsula, a geographical unit stretching far down the Mid-Atlantic coast.

Delaware lies on a level plain, the highest elevation being less than 442 feet above the sea. The northern part is hilly, with a rolling surface, but below New Castle the ground is flat and sandy and in some parts swampy. A ridge about 70 feet in altitude extends along the western boundary of the state and is the watershed for the affluents of the Delaware in the east and of several streams falling into Chesapeake Bay. The principal streams are the Christina and the Brandywine rivers. The Chritiana is navigable for large ships as far as Wilmington. The coast of Delaware Bay is marshy; the Atlantic coast has many sand beaches, inclosing shallow lagoons. The largest of these are Rehoboth Bay, Indian River Bay, and a portion of St. Martin's Bay. The only harbors of consequence are Wilmington, Lewes, and New Castle.

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The northern region of Delaware includes the city of Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley, which contains a variety of small state parks and historic sites. The DuPont Family owned much of the land surrounding Wilmington and built their chemical and textile industry in the region. Several of the state parks in the region were once owned by this family. The terrain beyond the interstate is rolling hills and farmlands heavily inundated by growing suburbs. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal connects the Delaware Bay to the Chesapeake Bay in northern Delaware. Natural areas surround the canal including Lums Pond State Park.

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Delaware’s administrative and commercial centre is Wilmington. Founded in 1638, the city includes museums, galleries, a port and a new trolley car system. Fort Christina Historic Park is the site of Delaware’s first permanent settlement, when Finns and Swedes landed here in 1638, while the Delaware Art Museum exhibits a permanent collection of 19th- and 20th-century American art and Pre-Raphaelite English art of the 19th century, including works by Edward Hopper, Howard Pyle and Andrew Wyeth. The nearby Brandywine Valley is home to the Du Pont mansions, as well as the Hagley Museum, which explains how this powerful family's fortune was made.

The capital, Dover, is home to numerous museums, including the Air Mobility Command Museum, which exhibits planes and military artefacts. The rest of the State is mostly rural. Lewes is a quaint seaside historic town with some delightful beaches. East of Lewes is the Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware’s largest State Park, with its seabird nesting colony and white sand dunes. Nearby, Rehoboth Beach is a seaside resort popular with families for its amusement park, long boardwalk, fine restaurants and shops.

Delaware boasts many miles of shoreline supporting public access to the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean. Popular activities for visitors and locals alike include swimming, boating, water-skiing, fishing, and sailing. Two national wildlife refuges encourage bird watchers, hikers, hunters, anglers and nature lovers to explore nearly 30,000 acres of fresh marsh, tidal marsh, and open water. The state features 14 very diverse state parks.