Great Egg Harbor Bay

Great Egg Harbor Bay is a bay between and along the southern coast. The name derives from Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May's description of the plentiful birds laying eggs, naming the waters Eyren Haven, which translates to Egg Harbor in English.
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  • Bay
  • Description: bay in New Jersey, United States of America
  • Address: NJ
  • Also known as
    “Egg Bay”
    “Egg Harbor Bay”
    “Egre Haven”
    “Eyren Haven”
    “Grand Egg Havre”
    “Grate Eggharbor”
    “Great Egg Bay”
    “Great Egg Harbor”
    “Great Egg Harbour”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ocean City Airport and Ocean City Tenth Street Station.

Aerodrome
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Ocean City Municipal Airport is the only located on a barrier island.

Bus station
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is located in in , .

Hospital
, formerly Shore Memorial…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocean City and Somers Point.

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is a city in , in the region of .

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is a city situated on the …

Hamlet
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Beesley's Point is an unincorporated community and…

Great Egg Harbor Bay

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Latitude
39.29151° or 39° 17′ 29″ north
Longitude
-74.60516° or 74° 36′ 19″ west
Open location code
87F779RV+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368395295
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4502016
Wiki­data ID
Q5599107

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to German—“Great Egg Harbor Bay” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ocean City Harbors and Del Rey.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bonds Bar Island and Great Egg Harbor Bridge.

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