Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River)

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geographical feature river widening section of the Hudson River

Tappan Zee is a broad, natural widening of the Hudson River in southeastern New York, historically significant as a major navigation and crossing point north of New York City.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hudson River (via Newark Bay shoreline)	1
Hudson River at Yonkers, New York	1
Tappan Zee	1
Tappan Zee (Hudson River widening)	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river widening ⓘ section of the Hudson River ⓘ
adjacentTo	Rockland County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ
approximateWidth	up to about 3 miles ⓘ
climateRegion	humid continental / humid subtropical transition zone of lower Hudson Valley ⓘ
connectedTo	Haverstraw Bay (Hudson River) ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymologyComponent	Wappinger people ⓘ surface form: "Tappan" from local Native American tribe name "Zee" meaning "sea" in Dutch ⓘ
flowsTo	New York Harbor via Hudson River ⓘ
hasRole	ecological habitat for estuarine species ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important river crossing north of New York City ⓘ major navigation point on the Hudson River ⓘ
historicalUse	colonial-era river trade route ⓘ strategic crossing area during regional development of New York ⓘ
languageOfNameComponent	Dutch ⓘ
locatedIn	Hudson River ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States southeastern New York ⓘ
locatedNorthOf	New York City ⓘ
namedAfter	Wappinger people ⓘ surface form: Tappan Native American people
navigationCharacteristic	relatively wide and open reach of the Hudson River ⓘ
near	Nyack, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleepy Hollow, New York ⓘ South Nyack, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarrytown, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Hudson River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson River ⓘ surface form: Lower Hudson River New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary system NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfWaterway	Inland water route between New York Harbor and upstate New York ⓘ
region	Southeastern New York ⓘ surface form: Lower Hudson Valley
usedFor	commercial navigation ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ
waterBody	Atlantic Ocean watershed ⓘ
waterType	tidal estuarine water ⓘ
widerThan	downstream Hudson River channel near the Palisades ⓘ upstream Hudson River channel ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Tappan Zee Bridge → crossesSectionOf → Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) ⓘ

Saw Mill River → flowsInto → Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hudson River at Yonkers, New York

Essex County, New Jersey, United States → hasCoastlineOn → Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) ⓘ

subject surface form: Essex County, New Jersey

this entity surface form: Hudson River (via Newark Bay shoreline)

Nyack, New York, United States of America → locatedNear → Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tappan Zee

Tarrytown, New York → nearbyWaterBody → Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tappan Zee (Hudson River widening)