Two Mile Beach is a

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on the

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, since 1922 connected to Five Mile Beach.

Geography

Two Mile Beach is a barrier island along the

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between the former

Turtle Gut Inlet Turtle Gut Inlet was an inlet located in what is now Wildwood Crest, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. Geography Turtle Gut Inlet separated Five Mile Beach from Two Mile Beach, both of which are now connected. The inlet was app ...

on the northeast, and Cape May or Cold Spring Inlet on the southwest. Sunset Lake and

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, as well as an expanse of

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and tidal channels, separates Two Mile Beach from the mainland. The closing of Turtle Gut Inlet in 1922 has made Two Mile Beach continuous with Five Mile Beach. Two Mile Beach was described in 1834 as, An 1878 description of Two Mile Beach is as follows, ''viz'',

Communities

The only community on the island is Diamond Beach, a part of Lower Township, which is partially on Two Mile Beach and partially on land reclaimed as a result of the closure of Turtle Gut Inlet; The greater part is occupied by the Two Mile Beach Unit of the

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and a former

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site.

References

Barrier islands of New Jersey Landforms of Cape May County, New Jersey Islands of New Jersey {{CapeMayCountyNJ-geo-stub