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The Narrows (other)
The Narrows is a strait in New York City separating Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Narrows may also refer to: Places Antarctica *The Narrows (Antarctica), a strait Australia *The Narrows, an isthmus providing the only land access to Queenscliff, Victoria *The Narrows (Victoria), a strait on Phillip Island (Victoria) *The Narrows, Northern Territory, a town *The Narrows (Queensland), a strait separating Curtis Island from the mainland of Queensland **The Narrows, Queensland, the associate locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland *The Narrows of the Swan River spanned by Narrows Bridge (Perth) Canada *The Narrows, Halifax, a strait in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia; the Halifax Explosion occurred here in 1917 *The Narrows, Manitoba, a community in Division No. 19, Manitoba *The Narrows, St. John's, The Narrows, the entrance to the harbour at St. John's, Newfoundland. *The Narrows, a former rapid on the Columbia River in British Columbia, now submerged as a flatwater narrows between U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Narrows
__NOTOC__ The Narrows is the tidal strait separating the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It connects the Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay and forms the principal channel by which the Hudson River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It has long been considered to be the maritime "gateway" to New York City and historically has been one of the most important entrances into the harbors of the Port of New York and New Jersey. History Pre-history The Narrows was most likely formed after deposition of the Harbor Hill Moraine about 18,000 years prior to the end of the last ice age. Previously, Staten Island and Brooklyn were connected and the Hudson River emptied into the ocean through the present course of the Raritan River, by taking a more westerly course through parts of present-day northern New Jersey, along the eastern side of the Watchung Mountains to Bound Brook, New Jersey, and then on into the Atlantic Ocean via Raritan Bay. A b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |