Editing Shamong Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 45.01 square miles (116.58&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 44.45 square miles (115.14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.56 square miles (1.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.24%).<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 [[Atsion, New Jersey|Atsion]], Dellette, Flyat, Hampton Furnace, High Crossing, [[Indian Mills, New Jersey|Indian Mills]], and Smalls.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The township borders [[Medford, New Jersey|Medford Township]], [[Tabernacle Township, New Jersey|Tabernacle Township]], and [[Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] in Burlington County; [[Hammonton, New Jersey|Hammonton]] in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]; and [[Waterford Township, New Jersey|Waterford Township]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/679553/touches.html Areas touching Shamong Township], MapIt. Accessed March 6, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.dvrpc.org/Mapping/Maps/pdf/Burlington_MCDs.pdf Municipalities within Burlington County, NJ], [[Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission]]. Accessed March 6, 2020.</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 township 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 December 1, 2013.</ref> All of the township is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Burlington County, along with areas in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[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 December 1, 2013.</ref>