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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Kill Van Kull
this entity surface form:
Kill Van Kull
this entity surface form:
Little Hell Gate