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Lower New York Bay

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bay tidal estuary

Lower New York Bay is a tidal estuary at the mouth of the Hudson River that forms part of New York Harbor and serves as a major gateway for maritime traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the New York metropolitan area.

Aliases (1)

Atlantic Ocean via Hudson River ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → tidal estuary →
adjacentTo	Brooklyn → Kings County, New York → Monmouth County, New Jersey → Queens → Queens County, New York → Raritan Bay → Richmond County, New York → Sandy Hook Bay → Staten Island →
borderedBy	Gateway National Recreation Area → Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area → Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area →
connectsTo	Atlantic Ocean → Gravesend Bay → Jamaica Bay → Raritan Bay → Sandy Hook Bay → Upper New York Bay →
country	United States →
hasFeature	Ambrose Channel → salt marshes → shipping lanes → tidal flats →
hasInlet	Arthur Kill → Kill Van Kull → Rockaway Inlet →
hasIsland	Coney Island → Sandy Hook → Staten Island →
hasStrait	The Narrows →
influencedBy	Atlantic Ocean tides → Hudson River discharge →
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean watershed → New York metropolitan area → United States →
mouthOf	Hudson River →
partOf	New York Harbor → Port of New York and New Jersey →
role	major gateway for maritime traffic to New York City →
salinity	brackish water →
state	New Jersey → New York →
usedFor	boating → commercial shipping → fishing → recreation →
waterBodyType	estuarine embayment →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Staten Island →	borderedByWaterBody
Kings County →	borders
Upper New York Bay →	connectedTo
The Narrows →	connectsBodyOfWater
New York State Canal System ("Atlantic Ocean via Hudson River") →	connectsTo
Upper New York Bay →	drainsInto
New York Harbor estuarine system →	hasPart
Port of New York and New Jersey →	locatedOn
Fort Wadsworth →	overlooks