Fenwick Island, Delaware, USA (with Map & Photos)

Fenwick Island is a barrier island along the Atlantic Ocean in Delaware and Maryland in the United States.

Fenwick Island

It contains the communities of South Bethany and Fenwick Island in Delaware along with Ocean City, Maryland. Until 1933, it was attached to Assateague Island to the south. That year, a hurricane carved an inlet between the two landforms, which was made permanent. If it weren't for the Assawoman Channel, built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1891, the island would be attached to the mainland of Delaware.

Fenwick Island Map