Little Egg Inlet
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Little Egg Inlet is a tidal waterway on the New Jersey coast that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the back-barrier bays and marshes near the southern end of Long Beach Island.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic feature
ⓘ
tidal inlet ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Long Beach Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern end of Long Beach Island ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Bay (New Jersey) NERFINISHED ⓘ back-barrier bays of southern Long Beach Island ⓘ coastal marshes near southern Long Beach Island ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecologicalRole | connection between ocean and estuarine marshes ⓘ |
| hasClimateZone | humid subtropical to warm temperate coastal climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aids to navigation
ⓘ
buoyed channel (intermittent or shifting) ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic | tidal ⓘ |
| hasNavigationalHazard |
breaking surf
ⓘ
shifting sandbars ⓘ shoaling ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland | Little Beach Island (barrier island area) ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
angling
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birdwatching in adjacent marshes ⓘ boating ⓘ |
| hasSedimentProcess | active inlet migration and shoal formation ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | saltwater ⓘ |
| isPartOfCoastalFeature | barrier island–back-barrier bay system of New Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic region of the United States ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Beach Haven, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuckerton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey coastal lagoon system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Jersey Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Atlantic hurricanes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal storms ⓘ nor’easters ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystem |
estuarine fish and shellfish populations
ⓘ
salt marsh habitat ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing access
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
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