Little Egg Harbor
Bay in New Jersey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bay in New Jersey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Little Egg Harbor is a brackish bay along the coast of southeast New Jersey. It was originally called Egg Harbor by the Dutch sailors because of the eggs found in nearby gull nests.
Little Egg Harbor | |
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Location | New Jersey |
Coordinates | 39.581547°N 74.26981°W |
Type | Bay |
The bay is part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
The historical spelling for the bay is "Little Egg Harbour" as found on maps provide by Rutgers University:[1] 1706, 1775, 1777, 1784, 1795, 1826, and 1834.
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