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{{short description|Large bay at the mouth of the Hudson River at the Atlantic Ocean}}
{{Further|Port of New York and New Jersey}}
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'''New York Bay''' is the large tidal body of water in the [[New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary]] where the [[Hudson River]], [[Raritan River]], and [[Arthur Kill]] empty into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] between [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]] and [[Rockaway Point]].

==Geography==
New York Bay is usually divided into two major components, which are connected by [[the Narrows]]. They are [[Upper New York Bay]] and [[Lower New York Bay]].

The term [[New York Harbor]] usually refers to Upper New York Bay and the surrounding [[Port of New York and New Jersey]], but sometimes is taken to be a synonym for New York Bay.

Upper New York Bay includes several islands. [[Liberty Island]] is the location of the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Nearby [[Ellis Island]] is known as a former immigration station. [[Governors Island]] is a former military base, now a park and historic site. [[Robbins Reef Light]] is also in the upper bay. Lower New York Bay includes [[Hoffman Island]] and nearby [[Swinburne Island]]. Both are artificial islands that are closed to the public.

==History==
Commissioned by King [[Francis I of France]], the Florentine explorer [[Giovanni da Verrazzano]] is the first [[European colonization of the Americas|European]] to discover the Bay in 1524. He gave it the name of [[History_of_New_York_City#European_exploration_and_settlement|New Angoulême]], in honor of the King who was also [[Counts and Dukes of Angoulême|Count of Angoulême]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkfoundation.net/the_birth_of_new_york/the_birth_of_new_york.html|title=It is indeed in 1524 that the French expedition led by the Florentine Giovanni Da Verrazzano discovered the New York bay for the first time.|publisher=The New York Foundation|language=English|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Geography and environment of New York City]]
* [[New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier]]
* {{C|Port of New York and New Jersey|Port of New York and New Jersey topics}}

==References==
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[[Category:Bays of New Jersey]]
[[Category:Bays of New York (state)]]
[[Category:Bays of the Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of New York City]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Hudson County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Monmouth County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Borders of New Jersey]]
[[Category:Borders of New York (state)]]
[[Category:East Coast of the United States]]
[[Category:Geography of New York City]]
[[Category:Hudson River]]
[[Category:Port of New York and New Jersey]]


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