Description: The entrance to New York harbor, between Long Island on the east and Staten Island on the west, is called the Narrows. It is about one mile wide, and is nine miles below the city. Place Names: Brooklyn, Hoboken, Manhattan, New York City ISO Topic Categories: oceans, inlandWaters, location Keywords: New York Harbor, political, physical, physical features, local jurisdictions, oceans, inlandWaters, location, Unknown, Source: Marcius Willson, History of the United States (New York, NY: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, and Co., 1872) 117 Map Credit: Courtesy The Private Collection of Roy Winkelman |
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