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2014 Map of Avalon

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Avalon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Avalon dominates this barrier island landscape along the Atlantic Ocean, where the complex network of salt marshes and tidal channels meets the developed shoreline. The map illustrates a grid of numbered streets and major thoroughfares like Ocean DR and Dune DR, which serve a community defined by its proximity to the water. Waterfront life is structured around man-made lagoons and basins including Pennsylvania Harbor, Princeton Harbor, and Yale Harbor, providing protected docking away from the open sea.

Behind the built-up area of Seven Mile Beach, a labyrinth of waterways such as Kitts Thorofare, Gravens Thorofare, and Stites Sound separates the island from the mainland. The Intracoastal Waterway winds through these channels, emphasizing the region's importance for coastal navigation. At the northern tip, the community of Townsends Inlet sits at the eponymous opening, where the inland sounds exchange tides with the ocean.