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off the coast of Long Island, Shinnecock Inlet, 18 mi (29 km) to the northeast of the debris field, served as the primary water access route for vessels transporting wreckage and human remains to shore for most of the recovery effort.
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Consequently, management has been geared to keep the inlet dredged and open. However, the inlet has interrupted the flow of sand (which normally flows east to west) and consequently there has been major
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regarding the practice. In 2010, the inlet was dredged and the sand deposited on the beach at Road K as part of the West of Shinnecock Inlet Interim Plan to replenish the sand.
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several miles in access to the Atlantic Ocean. The inlet is almost directly lined up with the
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have just pushed the problems further west resulting in serious beach erosion problems on
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Maintenance of the inlet has been controversial. It saves boaters in
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is the easternmost of five major inlets connecting bays to the
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on the west side of the inlet including the November 1992
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Atlantic Ocean
Outer Barrier
New York City
Southampton, New York
Long Island
1938 New England hurricane
Hampton Bays, New York
Shinnecock Indian Nation
the Hamptons
Shinnecock Canal
Peconic Bay
North Fork of Long Island
beach erosion
Nor'easter
West Hampton Dunes, New York
longshore drift
groines
Fire Island
Corps of Engineers
TWA Flight 800
Rockaway Inlet
East Rockaway Inlet
Fire Island Inlet
Moriches Inlet
Jones Inlet

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