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Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook
is a
barrier spit
in
Middletown Township
,
Monmouth County
,
New Jersey
,
United States
. The barrier spit, approximately in length and varying from wide, is located at the north end of the
Jersey Shore
. It encloses the southern entrance of
Lower New York Bay
south of
New York City
, protecting it from the open waters of the
Atlantic Ocean
to the east. The Dutch called the area "Sant Hoek", with the
English
"Hook" deriving from the
Dutch
"Hoek" (corner, angle), meaning "spit of land". Most of Sandy Hook is currently owned and managed by the
National Park Service
as the Sandy Hook Unit of
Gateway National Recreation Area
.
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