New York Bay is the collective term for the marine areas surrounding the entrance of the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York.... into the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.... . Its two largest components are Upper New York Bay
Upper New York Bay
Upper New York Bay, sometimes called Upper New York Harbor or the Upper Bay, is the northern area of New York Harbor inside The Narrows.... and Lower New York Bay
Lower New York Bay
Lower New York Bay is the section of New York Bay outside of The Narrows that flows directly into the Atlantic Ocean via Hudson Canyon, an underwater channel that flows southeast from Lower New York Bay for hundreds of miles into the Atlantic Ocean.... , which are connected by The Narrows
The Narrows
The Narrows is the tidal strait separating the boroughs of Staten Island, New York and Brooklyn, New York in New York City. It connects the Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay sections of New York Bay and forms the principal channel by which the Hudson River empties into the Atlantic Ocean.... .
New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City.... is sometimes taken to be identical to New York Bay.
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New York Bay is the collective term for the marine areas surrounding the entrance of the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York.... into the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.... . Its two largest components are Upper New York Bay
Upper New York Bay
Upper New York Bay, sometimes called Upper New York Harbor or the Upper Bay, is the northern area of New York Harbor inside The Narrows.... and Lower New York Bay
Lower New York Bay
Lower New York Bay is the section of New York Bay outside of The Narrows that flows directly into the Atlantic Ocean via Hudson Canyon, an underwater channel that flows southeast from Lower New York Bay for hundreds of miles into the Atlantic Ocean.... , which are connected by The Narrows
The Narrows
The Narrows is the tidal strait separating the boroughs of Staten Island, New York and Brooklyn, New York in New York City. It connects the Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay sections of New York Bay and forms the principal channel by which the Hudson River empties into the Atlantic Ocean.... .
New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City.... is sometimes taken to be identical to New York Bay.
This article provides a brief introduction to both natural and manmade geographic features of New York Harbor from a maritime or aquatic perspective, followed by a catalogue by type of features....
The geography of New York City is characterized by its coastal position at the meeting of the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean in a naturally sheltered harbor....
The Viceroyalty of New France was the area French colonization of the Americas by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to Spain and Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763....
