The county and county borough borders were thus used to determine the line of partition.

A map of the borough can be seen here: It borders the Gulf of Alaska to the west, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska to the northwest, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska to the southeast, Stikine Region, British Columbia to the northeast-east and Yukon Territory to the north.

Yonkers borders the New York City borough of The Bronx and is 2 miles ( 3 km ) north of Manhattan at the cities ' closest points.

The borough borders the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to the north ( the River Thames forming the boundary ), the London Borough of Lambeth to the west and the London Borough of Lewisham to the east.

The borough shares borders with Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley to the north, Southwark and Lambeth to the north west, Croydon to the west ; and the counties of Surrey to the south and Kent to the south and east.

It has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the west, across the River Thames to the north it borders the London Borough of Havering, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and a small boundary with the unitary authority Thurrock in Essex to the north east, to the east it borders the Dartford borough in Kent and to the south east a boundary with the Sevenoaks district of Kent.

The borough borders the London Borough of Havering to the east with the River Rom forming part of the boundary.

The borough borders the London Borough of Lambeth to the east, the London Borough of Merton and the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames to the south, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to the west and to the north ( across the River Thames ) three boroughs, namely the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster.

The south of the borough also borders onto Hampshire and Surrey.

The borough borders six neighboring municipalities: Woodcliff Lake, Upper Saddle River, Park Ridge, and River Vale in Bergen County, and Pearl River and Chestnut Ridge in Rockland County, New York.

With the annexation of Nieuw Amsterdam by the English in 1664 came a nearly instant increase in immigration to the region and the development of several settlements in and around the present borders of the borough.

Within the borders of the township lies the independent municipality of Pemberton borough.

Frenchtown also borders the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is south of Milford borough.

Upper Freehold Township borders the borough on the southwest and Millstone Township on the north and east.

The borough borders both the borough and the township of Shrewsbury on the north, the borough of Oceanport to the northeast, the borough of West Long Branch to the east, Ocean Township to the south, and the borough of Tinton Falls to the west.

The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island.

The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean.

The borough borders Montgomery and Franklin Township.

Three major arteries parallel to each other cut across the entire borough: Atlantic Avenue, which is a 6 lane 4 km avenue by the beachside, Nossa Senhora de Copacabana Avenue and Barata Ribeiro / Raul Pompéia Street both of which are 4 lanes and 3. 5 km in length.

Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City ( Queens and Brooklyn ),< ref > The New York City borough of Queens has the same boundaries as the County of Queens.

Buena ( pronounced by locals as " BYOO-na ") is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

Folsom is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

After becoming part of the newly formed Atlantic County in 1837, portions of the township were taken to create Mullica Township ( March 13, 1838 ), Egg Harbor City ( June 14, 1858 ), Absecon town ( February 29, 1872 ), Brigantine Beach borough ( now Brigantine city ; June 14, 1890 ) and Port Republic ( March 1, 1905 ).

Longport is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean shore of Absecon Island.

Margate City was originally incorporated as the borough of South Atlantic City by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 7, 1885, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, based on the results of a referendum held on August 1, 1885.

Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Deal Lake to the west, the borough is within close proximity to New York City and is a stop on the New Jersey Transit North Jersey Coast Line.

The Village of Lawrence is in the southwest corner of the Town of Hempstead, adjoining the border with the New York City borough of Queens to the west and near the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

Atlantic Highlands was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1887, from portions of Middletown Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day.

In 1887, Atlantic Highlands was incorporated as a borough, containing of land bordering on the Raritan Bay.

However, nothing was ever produced, until 1938, when the New Jersey State Legislature brought forth the designation of State Highway Route 31A, a modern expressway crossing from the borough of Princeton eastward to Hightstown and further to the Atlantic Ocean along current-day Route 33.

Until the 1970s, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens were, together, known as " South Brooklyn ", even though they are in the northwest portion of the modern borough, because they were south of Atlantic Street ( now Atlantic Avenue ), which was the southern boundary of the City of Brooklyn ( now Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn ) during part of the 19th Century.

Club owner Walter O ' Malley announced plans for a privately-owned domed stadium for his Dodgers at the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, where a large market was being torn down, but New York City Building Commissioner Robert Moses wanted the city to build a stadium located in Flushing Meadows in the borough of Queens ( the future site of Shea Stadium and Citi Field ).

Prince's Bay is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of New York City's borough of Staten Island and of an arm of Raritan Bay ( which in turn is part of the Atlantic Ocean ), on which the eastern shoreline of the community is situated.

It is the central artery of the borough, carrying traffic to and from Manhattan past landmarks such as Junior's, Long Island University, the Fulton Mall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Terminal at Times Plaza, Grand Army Plaza, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Park, Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn College, and Floyd Bennett Field.

The part of the township south of Atlantic Street was annexed as southern part of the City in the middle 19th century, and is northwest of the center of the much larger modern borough.

Breezy Point is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located on the western end of the Rockaway peninsula, between Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay on the landward side, and the Atlantic Ocean.

It is the only LIRR line that runs in the borough of Brooklyn above Atlantic Avenue.

:: Avon, a borough in central New Jersey on the Atlantic coast

Portions of the township were taken to form Little Egg Harbor Township ( February 13, 1740, now part of Ocean County ), Washington Township ( November 19, 1802 ), Pemberton borough ( December 15, 1826 ), Coaxen Township ( March 10, 1845, now known as Southampton Township ), Pemberton Township ( March 10, 1846 ), Westampton Township ( March 6, 1850 ) and Lumberton Township ( March 14, 1860 ).

Portions of the township have been taken to form Dennis Township ( March 1, 1827 ) and Ocean City borough ( March 3, 1884 ).

Allenhurst was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 26, 1897, from portions of Ocean Township.

What is now Belmar was originally incorporated as Ocean Beach borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1885, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.

Interlaken was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Ocean Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1922.

Monmouth Beach was incorporated as a borough on March 9, 1906 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, when it was created from portions of Ocean Township.

Over the centuries, portions of the township have been taken to form Stafford Township ( March 3, 1750 ), Dover Township ( March 1, 1768, now Toms River Township ), Ocean Township ( February 24, 1849 ), Red Bank ( March 17, 1870 ), Eatontown ( April 4, 1873 ), Rumson ( May 15, 1907 ), Fair Haven ( March 28, 1912 ), Little Silver ( March 19, 1923 ), Shrewsbury borough ( March 22, 1926 ) and New Shrewsbury ( April 15, 1950, now Tinton Falls ).

Deal was incorporated as a borough on March 7, 1898, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, from portions of Ocean Township.

Sea Bright was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1889, from portions of Ocean Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.

Ocean Gate was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1918, from portions of Berkeley Township.

Ocean Gate is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government by a mayor and a six-member borough council, all elected on a partisan basis.

Surf City is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

Tuckerton is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, named for founder Ebenezer Tucker ( 1758 – 1845 ), and was a port of entry, but not the third Port of Entry as commonly believed, in the United States As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 3, 517.