Barnegat Peninsula

It is a vacation destination and summer colony area and is heavily dependent on tourism, real estate and fishing.

It stretches approximately 20 miles from Manasquan Inlet in Point Pleasant Beach in the north to Berkeley Township in the south.

The area surrounding the peninsula was described by Henry Hudson, in 1609, as "a great lake of water, as we could judge it to be ...

[1] The nine municipalities on the peninsula include: Point Pleasant Beach is a popular family resort known for its boardwalk, aquarium, and fishing industry.

Mantoloking, the second-wealthiest community in the state, is known for its Shingle-style houses overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay.

Since the Point Pleasant Canal was built in 1925 connecting the Manasquan Inlet with the Barnegat Bay, the peninsula is technically an island.

Toms River , New Jersey features a highly extensive network of shorelines , including Barnegat Bay and Pelican Island (foreground), and the Barnegat Peninsula and Atlantic Ocean (background).