Ike's Point
Ike's Point | |
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  Ike's Point Location of Ike's Point in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°03′35″N 74°49′13″W / 39.0598356°N 74.8201673°W[1] | |
| Elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
Ike's Point is a small, swampy point that protrudes into the western side of Jenkins Sound in Cape May County, New Jersey.[1]
Ike's Point is notable for being one of five American federally-recognized place names with a possessive apostrophe. When the name was officialized in 1944, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names allowed the apostrophe as the name "would be unrecognizable otherwise".[2] However, Ikes Point in Acadia National Park, officially named in 1996, is rendered without the apostrophe.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Summary Report: Ike's Point". edits.nationalmap.gov. Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Brean, Henry (6 February 2018). "Obscure federal rule erased apostrophes from place names". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Summary Report: Ikes Point". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 14 August 2024.