East Rockaway Inlet

East Rockaway Inlet

The East Rockaway Inlet is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean which separates the Rockaway Peninsula from the barrier island which includes the Nassau County, New York communities of Atlantic Beach, Long Beach and Lido Beach.

The inlet is traversed by the Atlantic Beach Bridge. Its eastern extension is the Reynolds Channel.


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