The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,978-acre National Wildlife Refuge located along the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware, United States, on Delaware Bay. It was established on March 16, 1937, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory and wintering waterfowl along the Atlantic Flyway. The Refuge was purchased from local land owne…
The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,978-acre National Wildlife Refuge located along the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware, United States, on Delaware Bay. It was established on March 16, 1937, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory and wintering waterfowl along the Atlantic Flyway. The Refuge was purchased from local land owners with federal duck stamp funds.
Location: Kent County, Delaware, United States
Established: 1937
Area: 25 sq mi (65 km²)
Named for: Corruption of the Dutch "Boompjes" or "Boompjes Hoeck" meaning "little-tree point"
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