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1、DelawareisaU.S.statelocatedontheAtlanticCoastintheMid-AtlanticregionoftheUnitedStates.ThestatetakesitsnamefromThomasWest,3rdBaronDeLaWarr,anEnglishnoblemanandVirginia'sfirstcolonialgovernor.Delawareisdividedintothreecounties.Fromnorthtosouth,thesethreecoun
2、tiesareNewCastle,Kent,andSussex.Whilethesoutherntwocountieshavehistoricallybeenpredominantlyagricultural,NewCastleCountyhasbeenmoreindustrialized.StateofDelaware特拉华州CapitalDoverLargestcityWilmingtonArea6,452squarekilometersWidth48kmLength154km%water21.5Latit
3、ude38° 27′Nto39° 50′NLongitude75°3′Wto75°47′WPopulation817,491(2003)Highestpoint136.5mMean18mLowestpoint0m(AtlanticOcean)AdmissiontoUnionDecember7,1787ThestateflowerofDelawareisthepeachblossom.Thestatebirdishen.FlagSeal巴里司令大桥(CommodoreBarryBridge),横跨美国特拉华河(D
4、elawareRiver)的悬臂式桥梁,由宾夕法尼亚州的切斯特(Chester,Pennsylvania)到新泽西州洛甘镇的桥港(Bridgeport,LoganTownship,NewJersey)。这是以美国独立战争(AmericanRevolutionaryWar)的英雄、费城(Philadelphia)人约翰·巴里(JohnBarry)的名字命名的。CommodoreBarryBridge(美国新泽西州特拉华河巴里司令大桥)Delawareishometothesecondlongesttwinspan
5、suspensionbridgeintheworld,theDelawareMemorialBridgeDelawarehasmanytourismresources.RehobothBeachoftenbillsitselfas"TheNation'sSummerCapital"becauseitisafrequentsummervacationdestinationforWashington,D.C.,residentsaswellasvisitorsfromMaryland,Virginia,andinl
6、essernumbers,Pennsylvania.Vacationersaredrawnformanyreasons,includingthetown'scharm,artisticappeal,nightlife,andtaxfreeshopping.RehobothBeach,togetherwiththetownsofLewes,DeweyBeach,BethanyBeach,SouthBethany,andFenwickIsland,compriseDelaware'sbeachresorts.Lei
7、sureareas:BrandywineCreek(白兰地酒溪),DelawareSeashore(特拉华州海岸),FenwickIsland(芬威克岛),FortDelaware(特拉华州堡),LumsPond(蓝姆斯湖).Thepopularoutdooractivitiesarecamping,swimming,fishing,huntingandboating.Ithasalotofmuseums.DelawareStateMuseum(特拉华州州立博物馆),DelawareAgriculturalMu
8、seum(特拉华州农业博物馆),IslandFieldHistoricalMuseum(岛屿历史博物馆),HagleyMuseum(海格利博物馆),DelawareMuseumofNaturalHistory(特拉华州自然历史博物馆),DelawareArtMuseum(特拉华州艺术博物馆),WinterthurMuseum(温特梭尔博物馆)Delawarehas2university