Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
tidal strait
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gptkbp:adjacentTo |
gptkb:Atlantic_Basin
gptkb:Erie_Basin gptkb:Red_Hook |
gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:East_River
gptkb:Upper_New_York_Bay |
gptkbp:crosses |
no bridges
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gptkbp:dredged |
Yes
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gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Name comes from farmers crossing with milk churns
Channel was once shallow enough to walk cattle across at low tide |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Buttermilk Channel
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gptkbp:length |
about 1 mile
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:maximumDepth |
about 40 feet (after dredging)
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Upper_New_York_Bay
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gptkbp:separates |
gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Governors_Island |
gptkbp:usedFor |
recreation
shipping |
gptkbp:watercourse |
tidal strait
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gptkbp:width |
about 0.25 miles
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:New_York_Harbor
gptkb:Остров_Говернорс |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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