Waving Acres of Grass

Waving Acres of Grass (HMTK4)

Location: Salem, NJ 08079 Salem County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 30.526', W 75° 27.646'

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Salt Marshes & Meadows

— Coastal Habitats —

Salt marshes are one of the most productive habitats in the world and possess many surprising qualities and benefits - protecting the mainland from flooding and the effects of erosion, filtering sediments and some pollutants from the water, and providing a safe nursery for many species of coastal fish and shellfish.

Nearly half of New Jersey's 245,000 acres of salt marsh is found along the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic coast of Cape May and Atlantic Counties. Salt marshes may appear as only waving acres of grass, but are in fact, a critical link in the coastal food chain - providing vital nutrients for crabs and other crustaceans, for nearly all of New Jersey's coastal fish, and for huge flocks of shorebirds on their spring and fall migrations.
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HM NumberHMTK4
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Placed ByState of New Jersey – Division of Parks & Forestry
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 9:29am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 460388 N 4373338
Decimal Degrees39.50876667, -75.46076667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 30.526', W 75° 27.646'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 30' 31.56" N, 75° 27' 38.76" W
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Area Code(s)856, 609
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-16 County Hwy 606, Salem NJ 08079, US
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