Editing Egg Harbor City, New Jersey (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city had a total area of 11.42 square miles (29.58&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 10.85 square miles (28.10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.57 square miles (1.48&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (4.99%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Clarks Landing, Gloucester Furnace and Gloucester Lake.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The city borders the municipalities of [[Galloway Township, New Jersey|Galloway Township]] and [[Mullica Township, New Jersey|Mullica Township]] in Atlantic County; and [[Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010647/touches.html Areas touching Egg Harbor City], MapIt. Accessed March 30, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-government/board-of-county-commissioners/atlantic-county-district-map Atlantic County District Map], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 9, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

The city is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the [[New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve]], a protected natural area of unique ecology covering {{convert|1100000|acre}}, that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/reserve/ The Pinelands National Reserve], [[New Jersey Pinelands Commission]]. Accessed November 18, 2013.</ref> All of the city is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] counties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/home/munico/municipalities/ Pinelands Municipalities], [[New Jersey Pinelands Commission]], April 2003. Accessed November 18, 2013.</ref>