Jones Inlet

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Jones Inlet is a tidal strait on the south shore of Long Island, New York, providing a navigable passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the protected bays behind the barrier islands.

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Jones Inlet canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inlet
tidal strait
adjacentTo Hempstead Town beaches
Jones Beach State Park
coast Atlantic coast of the United States
connectsBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Hempstead Bay
Jones Bay
South Shore bays of Long Island
country United States
county Nassau County
crossedBy Meadowbrook State Parkway (via Jones Beach Island nearby)
environmentalRole exchange of water between ocean and back-barrier bays
tidal flushing of estuarine habitats
hasFeature shifting sandbars
strong tidal currents
hasNavigationHazard breaking surf at the bar
shoaling
hasNearbyFeature Jones Inlet Bridge
hasUse commercial fishing access
navigation
recreational boating
isAccessPointFor Atlantic Ocean from South Shore bays
isPartOf barrier island system of Long Island
locatedIn Long Island
Nassau County, New York
New York
United States
locatedOn south shore of Long Island
nearbySettlement Freeport, New York
linked to: Freeport

Hempstead, New York
Point Lookout, New York
partOf New York Bight region
linked to: New York Bight

South Shore Estuary Reserve (New York)
separates Jones Beach Island
Point Lookout, New York
state New York
usedBy charter boats
fishing vessels
recreational vessels
waterwayType tidal

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Referenced by (8)

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Middle Bay connectedTo Jones Inlet
Great South Bay hasMouth Jones Inlet
Reynolds Channel connectsTo Jones Inlet
Point Lookout, New York borderedBy Jones Inlet
Inlets of New York (state) hasPart Jones Inlet
Gilgo Beach, New York adjacentTo Jones Inlet
Point Lookout bordersBodyOfWater Jones Inlet
Point Lookout hasNearbyInlet Jones Inlet