Kill Van Kull

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Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait in New York Harbor that serves as a major shipping channel between Newark Bay and the Upper New York Bay.

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Kill Van Kull canonical 27

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Predicate Object
instanceOf shipping channel
tidal strait
adjacentToPort Howland Hook Marine Terminal
Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal
bayonneBridgeCarries vehicular traffic
bayonneBridgeConnects Bayonne, New Jersey
Staten Island
surface form: Staten Island, New York
bayonneBridgeDesign steel arch bridge
bayonneBridgeOpened 1931
bridgeTypeOver Bayonne Bridge
connectsBodyOfWater Newark Bay
Upper New York Bay
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Bayonne Bridge
dredgingPurpose to accommodate large container ships
etymology from Dutch "kill" meaning creek or channel
governingAuthority Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
hasNavigationAids yes
hasTidalCurrent yes
isDredged yes
isIndustrialCorridor yes
length approximately 3 miles
approximately 4.8 kilometers
locatedIn Upper New York Bay
surface form: New York Harbor
locatedInState New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York
locatedNearCity New York City
Newark
nameLanguageOrigin Dutch
navigationImportance critical access route to Port Newark–Elizabeth
major shipping channel for container ships
nearCounty Hudson County, New Jersey
Richmond County, New York
nearIsland Staten Island
nearMunicipality Bayonne, New Jersey
surface form: Bayonne
partOf New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
partOfMaritimeRoute Atlantic Ocean trade routes
partOfShippingRoute Port of New York and New Jersey
region Northeastern United States
separates Bayonne, New Jersey
Staten Island
usedFor commercial shipping
container ship traffic
tanker traffic
waterSalinity brackish
waterwaySystem New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York–New Jersey Harbor
waterwayType tidal strait

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Staten Island borderedByWaterBody Kill Van Kull
Arthur Kill connectsTo Kill Van Kull
Lower New York Bay hasInlet Kill Van Kull
Robbins Reef adjacentTo Kill Van Kull
Newark Bay connectedTo Kill Van Kull
Bayonne, New Jersey locatedBetween Kill Van Kull
Richmond County bordersWaterBody Kill Van Kull
Raritan Bay receivesWaterFrom Kill Van Kull
Bayonne Bridge crosses Kill Van Kull
Port Jersey Channel connectsTo Kill Van Kull
Staten Island and Manhattan bordersWaterBody Kill Van Kull
subject surface form: Staten Island
New York City bridges cross Kill Van Kull
Robbins Reef Lighthouse locatedNear Kill Van Kull
Cape Liberty Cruise Port locatedNear Kill Van Kull
Port Richmond waterfrontOn Kill Van Kull
Mariners Harbor waterfrontOn Kill Van Kull
Livingston nearbyWaterBody Kill Van Kull
borough of Staten Island borderedBy Kill Van Kull
subject surface form: Staten Island
Elizabeth Seaport waterway Kill Van Kull
Islands of the Arthur Kill near Kill Van Kull
Shooter’s Island locatedIn Kill Van Kull
Shooter’s Island waterbody Kill Van Kull