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Oceanic division
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about 85,133,000 square kilometers (32,870,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia.
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U.S. state
Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States. It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east, as well as with the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and the national capital and federal district of Washington, D.C. to the southwest. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km2), Maryland is the ninth-smallest state by land area, and its population of 6.1 million ranks it the 19th-most populous state and the fifth-most densely populated.
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Israelite prophet
Isaiah was the Israelite prophet, dated to the 8th century BC, after whom the Book of Isaiah is named.
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Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 Hurricane but has since been downgraded to a Post-Tropical Cyclone.
Despite the reduction in strength, the storm now holds the record for the latest start to the Atlantic season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.