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Despite its name, sharks swimming in the Shark River Inlet are a rare occurrence. The origin of the name Shark River is unknown. Some locals will claim the inlet got its name from a shark found in the river during the 1800s, while others believe the name is from the shark teeth commonly found upstream. [1]
Ship Bottom is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Ocean County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,098, [9] a decrease of 58 (−5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,156, [18] [19] which in turn had reflected a decline of 228 (−16.5%) from the 1,384 counted in the 2000 census. [20]
Arthur Kill contains two small uninhabited islands, Prall's Island and the Isle of Meadows, both of which are part of the borough of Staten Island. John's Cove is located near its northern end in New Jersey. On the New Jersey side, the Elizabeth River, [7] Rahway River, Morses Creek, [8] and Piles Creek [9] flow into the kill.
Greenport is a village in New York's Suffolk County, on the North Fork of Long Island. It is located within the Town of Southold and is the only incorporated community in the town. [ 2 ] The population was 2,197 at the 2010 census.
The Long Island Rail Road, which was completed to nearby Lakeland in 1842 (the depot was moved to Ronkonkoma in 1883), helped transform what had been a sleepy farming hamlet. The lake was created by a retreating glacier. Portions of its irregular basin are unusually deep for Long Island, but most of the lake is less than 15 feet (4.6 m) deep.
High Bar Harbor is a neighborhood and unincorporated community located in the north-westernmost portion of Long Beach Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] The area is on Long Beach Island, west of Barnegat Light.
Economic Impact of New York-New Jersey Port/Maritime Industry for 2010 (PDF) (Report). PANYNJ. October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-26; New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program; Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey (Schedule of latest ship departures and related information)
The 79-acre (0.32 km 2) Bulls Island Recreation Area is on Bulls Island at Raven Rock along the Delaware River approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Stockton, within Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The park is a part of the 3,578 acres (14.48 km 2) Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park. It offers a boat ...