Barrier islands Barrier islands Absecon Island is a barrier island located on the Jersey Shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. On the island (from north to south) are the resort communities of Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate, and Longport. The island ends at Absecon Inlet to the north and Great Egg Harbor Inlet to the south. ...more on Wikipedia about "Absecon Island"
Amelia Island is the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands stretching from North Carolina to Florida. It is 13 miles long (21 km) and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated south of Cumberland Island, Georgia, off the coast of Florida in Nassau County. Fernandina Beach and Amelia City are both located on the island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amelia Island"
Assateague Island is a barrier island, comprising the southern portion of Maryland's Atlantic coast and part of Virginia's Eastern Shore. It is known for its herds of wild ponies, descendant of 17th century horses and for the Assateague Lighthouse. It is accessible by car via bridges along Maryland Route 611 and from Chincoteague, Virginia, however there are few roads on the island. Off-road vehicles with permits are allowed in certain areas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assateague Island"
Assateague Island National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service occupying much of Assateague Island along the Atlantic coast of Maryland and Virginia. It is a barrier island shaped by stormy seas and gentle winds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assateague Island National Seashore"
Brazos Island is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast in the United States, south of the town of South Padre Island. The island is also known as Brazos Santiago Island, a reference to the town of Brazos Santiago, the first Spanish settlement on the island. The island is the southernmost barrier island in Texas, separated from the delta landmass of the Rio Grande by unnamed channels. The island's northern end is separated from Padre Island by the Brazos Santiago Pass. The island is oriented generally north-south, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east, and South Bay on the west. In the course of the natural processes of erosion and sedimentation, the island is not always surrounded by water, but can be connected to the mainland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brazos Island"
Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the furthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic coast of North America, making it a key point for navigation along the eastern seaboard. So many ships have been lost around it that the area is known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic". The nearby shoals are known as Diamond Shoals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cape Hatteras"
Captiva Island is an island in Lee County in southwest Florida, located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Originally part of neighboring Sanibel Island to the southeast, it was likely severed when a hurricane's storm surge washed away a new channel, called Blind Pass. Like Sanibel, Captiva is a barrier island to Pine Island (to the east of Captiva and north of Sanibel), however it is much narrower. The only automobile access to Captiva is via the Sanibel Causeway and Sanibel-Captiva Road. ...more on Wikipedia about "Captiva Island"
Coney Island is a peninsula (and formerly an island) located in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA, with a famous beach lying on the Atlantic Ocean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coney Island"
Dauphin Island is a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, lying just off the coast of the U.S. state of Alabama. The island's eastern end helps to define the mouth of Mobile Bay. The eastern, wider portion of the island is shaded by thick stands of pine trees, but the narrow, western part of the island features scrub growth and few trees. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dauphin Island"
Dog Island is a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico about 6km off the Northwest coast of Florida. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dog Island (Florida)"
Fenwick Island is a town located in Sussex County, Delaware. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 342. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fenwick Island, Delaware"
Fire Island is a barrier island, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long and 0.5 mi. (1 km) wide, in Suffolk County on the southern side of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire Island"
Galveston Island is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Houston. The city of Galveston occupies much of the eastern end of the island, and was once the largest city in the state. ...more on Wikipedia about "Galveston Island"
Gasparilla Island is an island in southwest Florida, on the border of Charlotte and Lee counties. It largest town in Boca Grande, and was once important in shipping as well as a major vacation destination for the elite from Tampa and Fort Myers. Though shipping has declined substantially since the turn of the 20th century, tourism remains important to the island's economy, ...more on Wikipedia about "Gasparilla Island"
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Grand Isle is a town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on a barrier island of the same name. The island is at the mouth of Barataria Bay where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,541; during summers, the populations increases to over 20,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grand Isle, Louisiana"
Great Barrier Island is an island in the north of New Zealand, situated 88 km to the north-east of central Auckland in the outer Hauraki Gulf. In the Maori language, it is called Aotea, meaning white cloud. Its official name is Great Barrier Island (Motu Aotea). ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Barrier Island"
Hatteras Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean that runs parallel to the coast of North Carolina, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras. It is part of North Carolina's Outer Banks and includes the towns of Rodanthe, Salvo, Waves, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hatteras Island"
Hauturu/Little Barrier Island lies off the northeastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the north of Auckland. The island is separated from the mainland to the west by Jellicoe Channel, and from the larger Great Barrier Island to the east by Cradock Channel. The two aptly named islands shelter the Hauraki from many of the storms of the Pacific Ocean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hauturu/Little Barrier Island"
Horn Island is a long, thin barrier island off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, near Pascagoula. Horn Island is several miles long, but less than a mile wide at its widest point. It occupies about 11 square kilometers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horn Island, Mississippi"
Hunting Island is a 5,000 acre (20 km²) secluded barrier island of semitropical beauty located near historical Beaufort, SC. As the name implies, the island was once used for hunting deer, raccoon, waterfowl and other small game. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hunting Island State Park"
Jekyll Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County; it is one of the Sea Islands and one of Golden Isles of Georgia. The city of Brunswick, Georgia, the Marshes of Glynn, and several other islands, including the larger St. Simons Island, are nearby. Its beaches are frequented by vacationers, and guided tours are available of the National Landmark Historic District, comprising a number of buildings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jekyll Island" The Ultimate shortopedia Machine. shortopedia
Jones Beach Island is a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It is sometimes refered to as Oak Beach Island, and the former home of the infamous OBI (Oak Beach Inn). It is separated from Long Island by South Oyster Bay. The island straddles the county line between Nassau and Suffolk counties. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jones Beach Island"
Last Island (also called Isle Derniere) was a barrier island and pleasure resort south-southwest of New Orleans on the south shore of Louisiana. It was utterly destroyed by the Last Island Hurricane of August 11, 1856. The highest points were under 5 ft of water. The resort hotel and surrounding gambling establishments were destroyed, over 200 people perished, and the island was left void of vegetation and split in half. ...more on Wikipedia about "Last Island, Louisiana"
Long Beach Island is a barrier island along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. It is about 18 miles long and half a mile wide at its widest point. It has been continuously settled since 1690; as of the United States 2000 Census, a total of 8,556 people in these six communities called Long Beach Island home. ...more on Wikipedia about "Long Beach Island"
Matagorda Island is a 38 mile (61 kilometer) long barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast, about seven miles south of Port O'Connor. The island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, and Espiritu Santo Bay on the west and north. It is separated from San José Island to the south by Cedar Bayou, and is separated from the Matagorda Peninsula to the north by Cavallo Pass. It has no permanent residents and is accessible only by private boat and passenger ferry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Matagorda Island"
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