Corson Inlet is a narrow strait on the southern coast of New Jersey in the United States.Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 283
Corson Inlet leads from the Atlantic Ocean through barrier islands off the northeast coast of Cape May County, New Jersey.Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 283 The Inlet separates Ocean City, New Jersey, from Strathmere, New Jersey.
The United States Navy seaplane tender USS Corson, in commission from 1944 to 1946 and 1951 to 1956, was named for Corson Inlet. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c14/corson.htm; see ship namesake paragraph.
Corson's Inlet State Park borders the strait.
The inlet and adjacent dunes were a favorite place for the amblings of American poet A.R. Ammons, resulting in one of his best known poems, "Corsons Inlet".
Automobile traffic leading to Corson Inlet has created evenly spaced road depressions, measuring approximately 3 feet in height and depth.
Geography Corson Inlet separates Pecks Beach from Ludlam Island in Cape May County.
It was described in 1834 as,
Corson Inlet was described in 1878, viz.,
History Corson Inlet appears as Bottle Inlet on a map circa 1700;A New Mapp of East and West New Jarsey, Being an Exact Survey Taken by Mr. John Worlidge, John Thornton, London; circa 1700 and as "Coston's Inlet" on a map published in 1749 by Lewis Evans.A Map of Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, And the Three Delaware Counties, Lewis Evans, 1749
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References Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. . (See ship namesake paragraph.) Lehman, D.(Ed.) (2006). A.R. Ammons: Selected Poems. American Poets Project, pp. 18–22. New York: Library of America.