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}}'''Finns Point''' is a small strategic [[promontory]] in [[Pennsville Township, New Jersey|Pennsville Township]], [[Salem County, New Jersey]], and [[New Castle County, Delaware]], located at the southwest corner of the cape of [[Penns Neck (cape)|Penns Neck]], on the east bank of the [[Delaware River]] near its mouth on [[Delaware Bay]].<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|876341|Finns Point}}</ref> Due to the wording of the original charter defining the boundaries of New Jersey and [[Delaware]], part of the promontory is actually enclosed within the state of Delaware's border, due to tidal flow and the manner in which the borders between New Jersey and Delaware were first laid out. Therefore, this portion of Finns Point, also called '''The Baja''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Baja: Why a strange piece of land near Pennsville belongs to Delaware instead of New Jersey |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/10/18/theres-chunk-delaware-over-new-jersey-heres-why/3983619002/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The News Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> is an [[exclave]] of Delaware, cut off from the rest of the state by [[Delaware Bay]].<ref>Schoonejongen, John. [http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2010/09/10/how-delaware-got-on-jerseys-side-of-the-river/ "How Delaware got on Jersey’s side of the river"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 10, 2010. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Killcohook, in Pennsville Township, is another. Not only is it a 'confined disposal facility' for dredging materials, Killcohook is also the name of a nearby wildlife refuge. It borders another wildlife refuge, Supawna, as well as the Finns Point National Cemetery, the Finns Point Lighthouse and Fort Mott State Park."</ref> The area is about {{convert|10|mi}} south of the city of [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], and directly across the Delaware River from the [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]] area, and the Delaware River entrance to the [[Chesapeake & Delaware Canal]]. [[Pea Patch Island]], part of the state of Delaware, sits in the channel of the river facing the promontory.
The area in Delaware was previously protected as [[Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge]] but is now a confined disposal facility used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.<ref name=":0" />
==17th century==
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