Arthur Kill

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Arthur Kill is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York, and New Jersey that serves as a major industrial and shipping waterway in the New York–New Jersey harbor area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf tidal strait
waterway
borderOf Middlesex County, New Jersey
Richmond County, New York
Union County, New Jersey
connectsTo Kill Van Kull
Newark Bay
Raritan Bay
country United States of America
hasBridge Goethals Bridge
surface form: Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge

Goethals Bridge
Outerbridge Crossing
locatedIn New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York Harbor

New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
locatedInBorough Staten Island
locatedInState New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York
locatedNextTo New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

Staten Island
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
surface form: Atlantic Ocean watershed

Raritan Bay
nameEtymology derived from Dutch "achter kill" meaning "back channel"
partOf Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
surface form: Intracoastal waterway network (regional)

New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York City waterway system

Port of New York and New Jersey
separates New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

Staten Island
usedFor barge traffic
commercial shipping
industrial transport
waterSalinity brackish
waterSystem Hudson River
surface form: Hudson River estuary system
waterwayType industrial shipping channel

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