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The term Jersey Shore is used to refer to both the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state ofNew Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities.

To New Jersey residents it is simply: “The Shore.” The New Jersey State Department of Tourism considers the Shore Region, Greater Atlantic City, and the Southern Shore to be distinct, each having a different character.

Geographically, the term encompasses about 217 miles of the New Jersey coastal area from Sandy Hook in the north to Cape May in the south. The Jersey Shore area includes the easternmost portions of Monmouth, Atlantic, Cape May and Ocean counties.

While there is no defined border between North Jersey and South Jersey, the Manasquan River or Interstate 195 are often mentioned as the border.

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