The Narrows

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The Narrows is the tidal strait separating Staten Island and Brooklyn that serves as the main entrance from the Atlantic Ocean into New York Harbor.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Narrows canonical 23
Narrows 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf strait
tidal strait
adjacentTo Gravesend Bay
Raritan Bay
Upper New York Bay
category Bodies of water of New York City
Geography of Brooklyn
Geography of Staten Island
Straits of New York (state)
linked to: East River
city New York City
connectsBodyOfWater Lower New York Bay
Upper New York Bay
country United States of America
crossedBy Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
defendedBy Fort Hamilton
Fort Wadsworth
formedDuring end of the last Ice Age
geologicalOrigin glacial erosion
governingJurisdiction City of New York
linked to: New York City

State of New York
hasBridge Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
hasCurrentType tidal currents
historicalSignificance main entrance from the Atlantic Ocean into New York Harbor
locatedIn New York City
New York Harbor
locatedInBorough Brooklyn
Staten Island
minimumWidth approximately 1 mile
namedAfter Giovanni da Verrazzano
navigationAuthority United States Coast Guard
near Bay Ridge
Fort Hamilton
Fort Wadsworth
St. George
partOf Atlantic Ocean basin
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

New York Harbor
New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
partOfShippingRoute North Atlantic shipping lanes
linked to: North Atlantic area
region Northeastern United States
separates Brooklyn
Staten Island
state New York
strategicImportance controls access to New York Harbor
usedFor commercial shipping
military navigation
recreational boating
waterwayType tidal strait

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Upper New York Bay connectedTo The Narrows
Lower New York Bay hasStrait The Narrows
Fort Wadsworth location The Narrows
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge crosses The Narrows
Kings County borders The Narrows
Fort Hamilton locatedNear The Narrows
Gravesend Bay connectsTo The Narrows
Brooklyn borderedByWaterBody The Narrows
Battery Weed overlooks The Narrows
Fort Tompkins overlooks The Narrows
Southwestern Brooklyn hasWaterfrontOn The Narrows
subject linked to: southwestern Brooklyn
Southwestern Brooklyn bordersBodyOfWater The Narrows
subject linked to: southwestern Brooklyn
County of Kings borderedBy The Narrows
Brooklyn by The Narrows borders The Narrows
South Beach overlooks The Narrows
Ludmilla locatedNear The Narrows
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (Staten Island side) adjacentTo Narrows
linked to: The Narrows