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Lower New York Bay is that section of Hudson River Estuary south of the Narrows, the relatively narrow strait between the shores of Staten Island and Brooklyn. The southern end of the bay opens directly to the Atlantic Ocean between two spits of land, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and Rockaway, Queens, on Long Island.
The southern portion between Staten Island and New Jersey, at the mouth of the Raritan River, is named Raritan Bay. The Hudson Canyon, the ancient riverbed of the Hudson River which existed during the last ice age when the ocean levels were lower, extends southeast from Lower New York Bay for hundreds of miles into the Atlantic Ocean. The nearby part of the Atlantic Ocean between New Jersey and Long Island is the New York Bight.
There are two small artificial islands in Lower Bay, both located a mile offshore from South Beach, Staten Island. Hoffman Island was created in 1873 from Orchard Shoals. It was named for former New York City mayor (1866–1868) and then-current New York Governor (1869–1871) John T. Hoffman. Hoffman Island covers 11 acres (4.45 hectares). Swinburne Island, with an area of about 4 acres (16,000 m²), lies immediately to the south. Swinburne Island was originally called Dix Island, but was renamed in honor of Dr. John Swinburne, a noted military surgeon during the Civil War.
The southern portion between Staten Island and New Jersey, at the mouth of the Raritan River, is named Raritan Bay. The Hudson Canyon, the ancient riverbed of the Hudson River which existed during the last ice age when the ocean levels were lower, extends southeast from Lower New York Bay for hundreds of miles into the Atlantic Ocean. The nearby part of the Atlantic Ocean between New Jersey and Long Island is the New York Bight.
There are two small artificial islands in Lower Bay, both located a mile offshore from South Beach, Staten Island. Hoffman Island was created in 1873 from Orchard Shoals. It was named for former New York City mayor (1866–1868) and then-current New York Governor (1869–1871) John T. Hoffman. Hoffman Island covers 11 acres (4.45 hectares). Swinburne Island, with an area of about 4 acres (16,000 m²), lies immediately to the south. Swinburne Island was originally called Dix Island, but was renamed in honor of Dr. John Swinburne, a noted military surgeon during the Civil War.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_New_York_Bay
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Coordinates: 40°32'22"N 74°2'1"W
- Sandy Hook Bay 7.6 km
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 16 km
- Upper Bay 18 km
- Raritan Bay 20 km
- Upper New York Bay 20 km
- Newark Bay 23 km
- Manhasset Bay 42 km
- Great Peconic Bay 133 km
- Delaware Bay 177 km
- Onslow Bay 737 km
- Oakwood, New Dorp and Midland Beaches 6.4 km
- Staten Island 10 km
- Southern Continuation of The Palisades 11 km
- Sandy Hook 12 km
- Fresh Kills Landfill 14 km
- Huguenot, Woodrow, Fresh Kills 14 km
- Brooklyn 14 km
- Hazlet Township, New Jersey 17 km
- Queens 18 km
- Monmouth County, New Jersey 32 km