Palisades (across the river in some segments)

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The Palisades are steep, dramatic basalt cliffs that line the western shore of the lower Hudson River in New Jersey and New York.

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Palisades (across the river in some segments) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basalt cliffs ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
landform ⓘ
composedOf basalt ⓘ
contains Palisades Interstate Park ⓘ
extendsAlong lower Hudson River ⓘ
extendsThrough Bergen County, New Jersey ⓘ
Hudson County, New Jersey ⓘ
Rockland County, New York ⓘ
linked to: Rockland County

part of Bergen County to Rockland County corridor ⓘ
faces Manhattan ⓘ
The Bronx ⓘ
formedBy intrusion of magma into sedimentary rocks ⓘ
formedDuring Late Triassic to Early Jurassic ⓘ
geologicalProvince Newark Basin ⓘ
hasColor dark gray basalt ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance iconic backdrop of the lower Hudson River valley ⓘ
hasGeologicalType igneous rock formation ⓘ
hasMorphology escarpment ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
hasNotableFeature scenic overlooks ⓘ
sheer vertical rock faces ⓘ
wooded uplands above the cliffs ⓘ
hasRockUnitName Palisades Sill ⓘ
hasScenicDesignation National Natural Landmark ⓘ
hasTransportationAbove Palisades Interstate Parkway ⓘ
hasTransportationBelow Henry Hudson Drive ⓘ
highestPointElevation approximately 540 feet ⓘ
isProtectedBy Palisades Interstate Park Commission ⓘ
locatedIn New Jersey ⓘ
New York ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn western shore of the lower Hudson River ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from resemblance to a palisade of stakes or posts ⓘ
near George Washington Bridge ⓘ
Tappan Zee region of the Hudson River ⓘ
overlooks Hudson River ⓘ
partOf Hudson River Palisades ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
visibleFrom Hudson River waterfront ⓘ
New York City ⓘ

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

Hudson Line → hasView → Palisades (across the river in some segments) ⓘ