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Peters Beach or Peter Beach is a former barrier island located on the Jersey Shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It is now a part of Brigantine Island. ==Geography== Peter Beach is on the southwestern portion of Brigantine Island, adjacent to St. George's Thoroughfare. It forms a section of Brigantine City. Formerly a separate island, it was described in 1834 as, Although Peters Beach measured about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) between inlets in 1828,〔State of New Jersey ("Annual report of the State Geologist For the Year 1905" ) Part 1. Changes Along the New Jersey Coast, by Lewis M. Haupt, C. E.〕 by 1878 erosion had taken its toll, ''viz''., By 1904, Quarters Inlet had taken on an "S" shape, curving in front of Peters Beach and separating it from Brigantine Island. Now known as Quarter Channel, it no longer connected directly with the ocean, but with Absecon Inlet.〔State of New Jersey ("Annual report of the State Geologist For the Year 1905" ) Part 1. Changes Along the New Jersey Coast, by Lewis M. Haupt, C. E.〕 By 1940, Quarters Channel had closed up, completing the connection with Brigantine Island.〔United States Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers - Atlantic City Quadrangle, New Jersey, 15 Minute - Series (Topographic) 1940〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peters Beach」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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