Little Egg Harbor
Bay in New Jersey
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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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Map showing location of Little Egg Harbor | |
  Little Egg Harbor | |
| Location | New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.581547°N 74.26981°W |
| Type | Bay |
The bay is part of the New Jersey 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.
Tributaries
- Tuckerton Creek
- Westecunk Creek
