Kill Van Kull

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Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait in New York Harbor that serves as a major shipping channel between Newark Bay and the Upper New York Bay.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf shipping channel
tidal strait
adjacentToPort Howland Hook Marine Terminal
Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal
bayonneBridgeCarries vehicular traffic
bayonneBridgeConnects Bayonne, New Jersey
Staten Island, New York
bayonneBridgeDesign steel arch bridge
bayonneBridgeOpened 1931
bridgeTypeOver Bayonne Bridge
connectsBodyOfWater Newark Bay
Upper New York Bay
country United States
crossedBy Bayonne Bridge
dredgingPurpose to accommodate large container ships
etymology from Dutch "kill" meaning creek or channel
governingAuthority Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
hasNavigationAids yes
hasTidalCurrent yes
isDredged yes
isIndustrialCorridor yes
length approximately 3 miles
approximately 4.8 kilometers
locatedIn New York Harbor
locatedInState New Jersey
New York
locatedNearCity New York City
Newark
nameLanguageOrigin Dutch
navigationImportance critical access route to Port Newark–Elizabeth
major shipping channel for container ships
nearCounty Hudson County, New Jersey
Richmond County, New York NERFINISHED
nearIsland Staten Island
nearMunicipality Bayonne
partOf New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
partOfMaritimeRoute Atlantic Ocean trade routes
partOfShippingRoute Port of New York and New Jersey
region Northeastern United States
separates Bayonne, New Jersey
Staten Island
usedFor commercial shipping
container ship traffic
tanker traffic
waterSalinity brackish
waterwaySystem New York–New Jersey Harbor
waterwayType tidal strait


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