Upper New York Bay

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bay body of water tidal estuary

Upper New York Bay is a tidal estuary in New York Harbor, bordered by Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and New Jersey, that serves as a major shipping channel and gateway between the Atlantic Ocean and the inland waterways of the northeastern United States.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → body of water → tidal estuary →
adjacentTo	Bayonne, New Jersey → Hudson County, New Jersey → Jersey City, New Jersey → New York City borough of Brooklyn → New York City borough of Manhattan → New York City borough of Staten Island →
borderedBy	Brooklyn → Manhattan → New Jersey → Staten Island →
connectedTo	East River → Hudson River → Kill Van Kull → Lower New York Bay → The Narrows →
contains	Ellis Island → Governors Island → Liberty Island → Robbins Reef →
crossedBy	Staten Island Ferry routes → Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge →
drainsInto	Lower New York Bay →
hasAlternateName	Upper Bay → Upper New York Harbor →
hasCharacteristic	tidal →
hasFunction	access route to inland ports on the Hudson River → maritime transportation hub →
hasLandmark	Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration → Statue of Liberty →
hasWaterType	brackish water →
locatedIn	New York City → New York Harbor → State of New York → United States →
mouthOf	Hudson River →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean watershed → New York Harbor → Port of New York and New Jersey →
servesAs	gateway between the Atlantic Ocean and inland waterways of the northeastern United States → major shipping channel →
usedFor	commercial navigation → ferry transportation → recreation → shipping →

Referenced by (48)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ellis Island → Ellis Island → Gibbet Island → Governors Island ("New York Harbor") → Governors Island → Kill Van Kull ("New York Harbor") → Liberty Island → Robbins Reef →	locatedIn
Red Hook → St. George → The Narrows →	adjacentTo
Bayonne, New Jersey → Staten Island →	borderedByWaterBody
Kill Van Kull → The Narrows →	connectsBodyOfWater
East River → Lower New York Bay →	connectsTo
Upper New York Bay ("Upper Bay") → Upper New York Bay ("Upper New York Harbor") →	hasAlternateName
Battery Park → Red Hook ("New York Harbor") →	hasViewOf
Liberty State Park → Port of New York and New Jersey →	locatedOn
Great Hall (Ellis Island) → Main Immigration Building →	nearbyWaterBody
Liberty Island → Little Oyster Island →	partOf
Bergen County, New Jersey ("New York Bay") →	adjacentToWaterBody
Staten Island Route →	bodyOfWater
Gateway Region of New Jersey →	borderedBy
Kings County →	borders
Richmond County ("New York Bay") →	bordersWaterBody
Newark Bay →	connectedTo
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ("New York Harbor entrance") →	crosses
St. George Terminal ("New York Harbor") →	faces
New York Harbor estuarine system →	hasPart
Jersey City →	hasWaterfrontOn
Bayonne, New Jersey →	locatedBetween
Robbins Reef ("New York Bay") →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Statue of Liberty National Monument →	locatedInWaterBody
Statue of Liberty →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Red Hook Container Terminal →	locatedOnWaterbody
Hudson River →	mouth
Port Jersey Channel ("Upper New York Bay shipping lanes") →	near
South Brooklyn route →	serviceArea
Rockaway route →	usesWaterway
Port Jersey Marine Terminal →	waterbody
Bay Ridge →	waterfront