Hampton Roads | roadstead, ia, United States ...
Hampton Roads, great natural roadstead, southeastern ia, U.S., formed by the deepwater estuary of the James River, protected by the ia Peninsula.The Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers also enter the roadstead, which is connected to Chesapeake Bay by the Thimble Shoal Channel, some 1,000 feet (300 metres) wide; the channel extends for 12 miles (19 km) and reaches 45 feet (13 metres) in ...