Great Egg Harbor Bay, Ocean City

Great Egg Harbor Bay is a bay between Atlantic and Cape May counties along the southern New Jersey coast. The name derives from Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May's description of the plentiful birds laying eggs, naming the waters Eyren Haven, which translates to Egg Harbor in English. The bay has a total area of 8.5 sq mi. Its depth ranges from shallow waters in the southern extension, called Peck Bay, to a 33 ft deep channel. ()