美国特拉华州介绍Delaware.pptVIP

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginias first colonial governor.Delaware is divided into three counties. From north to south, these three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle County has been more industrialized. The state flower of Delaware is the peach blossom. The state bird is hen. 巴里司令大桥（Commodore Barry Bridge），横跨美国特拉华河（Delaware River）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，Logan Township，New Jersey）。这是以美国独立战争（American Revolutionary War）的英雄、费城（Philadelphia）人约翰·巴里（John Barry）的名字命名的。 Leisure areas: Brandywine Creek(白兰地酒溪), Delaware Seashore(特拉华州海岸), Fenwick Island(芬威克岛), Fort Delaware(特拉华州堡), Lums Pond(蓝姆斯湖). The popular outdoor activities are camping, swimming, fishing, hunting and boating. It has a lot of museums. Delaware State Museum(特拉华州州立博物馆), Delaware Agricultural Museum(特拉华州农业博物馆), Island Field Historical Museum(岛屿历史博物馆), Hagley Museum(海格利博物馆 ), Delaware Museum of Natural History(特拉华州自然历史博物馆), Delaware Art Museum(特拉华州艺术博物馆), Winterthur Museum(温特梭尔博物馆) Delaware has 2 university---University of Delaware(特拉华州大学) and Delaware State University(特拉华州州立大学), 3 college---Wilmington College(威尔明顿学院), Goldey Beacom College(地毕肯学院) and Wesley College(卫司里学院)，4 community college---Delaware Technical and Community College System(特拉华州技术与社区学院体系),and the others are distributed in other counties. * December 7,1787 Admission to Union 0 m(Atlantic Ocean) Lowest point 18 m Mean 136.5 m Highest point 817,491(2003) Population 75°?3′ W to 75°?47′ W Longitude 38°?27′ N to 39°?50′ N Latitude 21.5 % water 154 km Length 48 km Width 6,452 square kilometers Area Wilmington Largest city Dover Capital Delaware is home to the second longest twin span suspension bridge in the