The Narrows

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strait tidal strait

The Narrows is the tidal strait separating Staten Island and Brooklyn that serves as the main entrance from the Atlantic Ocean into New York Harbor.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	strait → tidal strait →
adjacentTo	Gravesend Bay → Raritan Bay → Upper New York Bay →
category	Bodies of water of New York City → Geography of Brooklyn → Geography of Staten Island → Straits of New York (state) →
city	New York City →
connectsBodyOfWater	Lower New York Bay → Upper New York Bay →
country	United States of America →
crossedBy	Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge →
defendedBy	Fort Hamilton → Fort Wadsworth →
formedDuring	end of the last Ice Age →
geologicalOrigin	glacial erosion →
governingJurisdiction	City of New York → State of New York →
hasBridge	Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge →
hasCurrentType	tidal currents →
historicalSignificance	main entrance from the Atlantic Ocean into New York Harbor →
locatedIn	New York City → New York Harbor →
locatedInBorough	Brooklyn → Staten Island →
minimumWidth	approximately 1 mile →
namedAfter	Giovanni da Verrazzano →
navigationAuthority	United States Coast Guard →
near	Bay Ridge → Fort Hamilton → Fort Wadsworth → St. George →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean basin → New York Harbor → New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary →
partOfShippingRoute	North Atlantic shipping lanes →
region	Northeastern United States →
separates	Brooklyn → Staten Island →
state	New York →
strategicImportance	controls access to New York Harbor →
usedFor	commercial shipping → military navigation → recreational boating →
waterwayType	tidal strait →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kings County →	borders
Upper New York Bay →	connectedTo
Gravesend Bay →	connectsTo
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge →	crosses
Lower New York Bay →	hasStrait
Fort Hamilton →	locatedNear
Fort Wadsworth →	location