Jersey Shore - North

The US state of New Jersey is home to the New Jersey North Shore, positioned just between the upper Delaware River and Atlantic Ocean and has a distinct toponym of being a colloquial one rather than an administrative one. The northern part of Jersey not only differs in a geographical sense but also in a cultural sense from that of its southern counterpart. The northern area has a humid continental climate and is made up of Piedmont Province, the Highlands Province, and the Ridge and Valley Province. The Jersey Shore itself is made up of 141 miles of coastal region along the state of New Jersey and includes areas such as Middlesex, Monmouth, Atlantic County, Cape May, and Ocean counties. The Raritan River, Manasquan River and I-195 are often considered to be the borders between North Jersey and South Jersey, though no real defined border has been established. Often referred to as “The Shore,” New Jersey residents and tourists alike use the common phrase of going “down to the shore.”