Hell Gate
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Hell Gate is a narrow, turbulent tidal strait in New York City that connects the East River to the Long Island Sound and is known for its historically treacherous currents.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tidal strait
→
waterway → |
| borough |
Manhattan
→
Queens → |
| city | New York City → |
| connects |
East River
→
Long Island Sound → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| crossedBy |
Hell Gate Bridge
→
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge → |
| dangerousFor |
early steamships
→
sailing ships → |
| hasCharacteristic |
eddies
→
narrow → strong currents → tidal → whirlpools → |
| hasCurrentType | tidal rip → |
| hasHistoricalEvent | large-scale blasting of submerged rocks in the 19th century → |
| hasNavigationCondition | requires careful piloting → |
| hasReputation |
hazard to navigation
→
shipwreck site → |
| hasType | natural strait → |
| historicalPeriodOfGreatestDanger | 19th century → |
| influences |
navigation routes to Long Island Sound
→
tidal flow in the East River → |
| knownFor |
historically treacherous navigation
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turbulent tidal currents → |
| locatedBetween |
Astoria, Queens
→
Randalls Island →
surface form: "Randalls and Wards Islands"
|
| locatedIn |
New York City
→
New York →
surface form: "New York State"
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| locatedNear |
The Bronx
→
surface form: "Bronx"
|
| nameEtymology | derived from Dutch "Hellegat" → |
| nameLanguage | Dutch → |
| nearbyIsland |
Randalls Island
→
Roosevelt Island → Randalls Island →
surface form: "Wards Island"
|
| partOf |
East River
→
New York Harbor estuarine system →
surface form: "New York Harbor system"
|
| subjectOf |
navigation improvement projects
→
rock removal operations → |
| waterBody |
East River
→
Long Island Sound → |
| waterwaySystem | Atlantic Ocean watershed → |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form: "Kill Van Kull"