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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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Hell Gate canonical 10
Kill Van Kull 2
Little Hell Gate 1

Statements (46)

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
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 (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harlem River hasMouthNear Hell Gate
Port of New York and New Jersey locatedOn Hell Gate
this entity surface form: Kill Van Kull
Upper New York Bay connectedTo Hell Gate
this entity surface form: Kill Van Kull
Hell Gate Bridge crosses Hell Gate
Hell Gate Bridge namedAfter Hell Gate
Astoria Park adjacentTo Hell Gate
Wards Island locatedNear Hell Gate
Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh locatedInWaterBody Hell Gate
this entity surface form: Little Hell Gate
Mill Rock locatedNear Hell Gate
RFK Bridge crossesWaterBody Hell Gate