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The island is geographically unusual since it contains one of two tiny pene-exclaves of the state of Delaware, which is created by the Delaware-New Jersey land border crossing the northern tip of the island, an area that is completely cut off from the rest of Delaware across the Delaware River to the west, and has no road connections to it. New Jersey is separated from Delaware by the Delaware River except for these two areas, which has a land border. The only land access to this exclave at the north tip of the island is from New Jersey.
In June 2020, Governor Phil Murphy announced plans to develop the New Jersey Wind Port, a first-in-the-nation offshore wind port infrastructure investment that will provide a location for essential staging, assembly, and manufacturing activities related to offshore projects for wind power offshore New Jersey and on the East Coast. The site, which would allow for the docking of heavy-lift ships, is not hindered by air draft restrictions since there is no bridge downstream of the facility, allowing passage of massive wind turbines.
The Wind Port has the potential to create up to 1,500 manufacturing, assembly, and operations jobs, as well as hundreds of construction jobs. Manufacturing and marshalling projects supported by the Wind Port will drive economic growth in Salem County, in South Jersey, and throughout the state. The state is committed to using union labor to construct the Wind Port and intends to set a new standard for inclusion of minority and women workers and business owners.[4] Construction began in September 2021.[5][6]
^Schoonejongen, John. "How Delaware got on Jersey’s side of the river", Asbury Park Press, September 10, 2010. Accessed September 17, 2015. "Over the years, dumping grounds for dredge spoils have actually expanded the land mass in New Jersey, but the old border holds fast, meaning that in areas of Salem County, for example, someone can walk from New Jersey to Delaware without getting his or her feet wet. A part of Lower Alloways Creek’s Artificial Island, upon which three nuclear generators sit, is one of those areas. Killcohook, in Pennsville Township, is another."
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^Ltd, Renews (10 September 2021). "New Jersey builders break ground on offshore wind port". reNEWS - Renewable Energy News. from the original on 10 September 2021.
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artificial, island, delaware, river, this, article, about, island, delaware, river, artificial, islands, general, artificial, island, this, article, missing, information, about, history, creation, please, expand, article, include, this, information, further, d. This article is about the island in the Delaware River For artificial islands in general see artificial island This article is missing information about its history of creation Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page July 2021 Artificial Island is a U S island located along the eastern shore of the Delaware River mostly in southwestern New Jersey with a tiny portion inside Delaware s boundaries 1 It is part of both Lower Alloways Creek Township Salem County New Jersey and New Castle County Delaware The island is separated from mainland New Jersey by Alloway Creek and Hope Creek It is called artificial since portions of the island are composed of land reclaimed from Delaware Bay Artificial IslandArtificial IslandGeographyLocationAtlantic OceanCoordinates39 28 33 N 75 32 10 W 39 4757 N 75 5360 W 39 4757 75 5360AdministrationUnited States Contents 1 Geography 2 Nuclear power plants 3 New Jersey Wind Port 4 See also 5 ReferencesGeography editThe island is geographically unusual since it contains one of two tiny pene exclaves of the state of Delaware which is created by the Delaware New Jersey land border crossing the northern tip of the island an area that is completely cut off from the rest of Delaware across the Delaware River to the west and has no road connections to it New Jersey is separated from Delaware by the Delaware River except for these two areas which has a land border The only land access to this exclave at the north tip of the island is from New Jersey This exclave was created as a result of the Twelve Mile Circle which was part of the resolution of the Penn Calvert Boundary Dispute among the surrounding states of Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware New Jersey and West Virginia 2 The other exclave of Delaware is Finns Point north of Artificial Island in Pennsville Township to the northwest of Fort Mott State Park New Jersey Nuclear power plants edit nbsp Aerial view of nuclear power plant reservation for Salem and Hope Creek on the southwest corner of Artificial Island 2011 The island is located at 39 4756672 N latitude 75 5360354 W longitude 3 Salem Nuclear Power Plant and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station are located at the southwest end of the island New Jersey Wind Port editIn June 2020 Governor Phil Murphy announced plans to develop the New Jersey Wind Port a first in the nation offshore wind port infrastructure investment that will provide a location for essential staging assembly and manufacturing activities related to offshore projects for wind power offshore New Jersey and on the East Coast The site which would allow for the docking of heavy lift ships is not hindered by air draft restrictions since there is no bridge downstream of the facility allowing passage of massive wind turbines The Wind Port has the potential to create up to 1 500 manufacturing assembly and operations jobs as well as hundreds of construction jobs Manufacturing and marshalling projects supported by the Wind Port will drive economic growth in Salem County in South Jersey and throughout the state The state is committed to using union labor to construct the Wind Port and intends to set a new standard for inclusion of minority and women workers and business owners 4 Construction began in September 2021 5 6 See also editFinns Point Penn Calvert Boundary Dispute Twelve Mile CircleReferences edit Artificial Island Delaware River Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Schoonejongen John How Delaware got on Jersey s side of the river Asbury Park Press September 10 2010 Accessed September 17 2015 Over the years dumping grounds for dredge spoils have actually expanded the land mass in New Jersey but the old border holds fast meaning that in areas of Salem County for example someone can walk from New Jersey to Delaware without getting his or her feet wet A part of Lower Alloways Creek s Artificial Island upon which three nuclear generators sit is one of those areas Killcohook in Pennsville Township is another Artificial Island Lower Alloways Creek NJ Google Inc Retrieved 2015 06 17 NJEDA NJ Offshore Wind Port www njeda com Archived from the original on 2020 06 22 Ltd Renews 10 September 2021 New Jersey builders break ground on offshore wind port reNEWS Renewable Energy News Archived from the original on 10 September 2021 Lewis Andrew S November 30 2022 NJ s massive wind port is taking shape Here s how NJ Spotlight News Retrieved March 18 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artificial Island Delaware River amp oldid 1199085309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
