大西洋城（Atlantic City）在纽约西南约160公里，费城东南约96公里。位于长约16公里的沙洲上。人口4万，大市区19.4万（1980）。有巨大的市属会议厅，能容纳4.1万人，常为国内、国际召开会议的场所。
因接近纽约、费城，从十九世纪末便成为旅游、疗养地。也是美国“名城”,显然是得赌业之赐
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Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. Famous for its boardwalk and casino gambling, it is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of the United States 2000 Census, population was 40,517 in the city, and 271,015 in the combined metropolitan area. Other municipalities on the island are Ventnor City, Margate City, and Longport. The main routes into Atlantic City are the Black Horse Pike (US 322/40), White Horse Pike (US 30) and the Atlantic City Expressway.
