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| | New York Bay. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 |
 | | New York Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Hudson R., SE N.Y. and NE N.J., enclosed by the shores of NE N.J., E Staten Isl., S Manhattan, and W L.I. (Brooklyn) and opening on the SE to the Atlantic Ocean bet. |
 | | Upper Bay, c.5.5 mi/8.9 km in diameter, is joined to Newark Bay (to the W) by Kill Van Kull and to L.I. Sound by the East R. Historically the bay has been one of the worlds busiest harbors with port facilities on all shores, but now the N.J. waterfront is the most active. |
 | | Ambrose Channel, federally maintained, crosses Sandy Hook bar at the bays entrance and extends N to the piers of Upper Bay, where it is 2,000 ft/610 m wide. |
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