🌊 East River

United States · Americas · 40.79°N, 73.92°W

The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary in New York City. The waterway, which despite its name is a tidal strait, not a river, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island from Manhattan Island and the Bronx, which is on the mainland.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	40.79°N, 73.92°W · view on map

East River is located in United States, in Americas.

More estuaries in United States

ACE Basin · Albemarle Sound · Annisquam River · Chesapeake Bay · Drakes Estero · Duwamish River · Fresh Kills · Grays Harbor · Hampton Roads · Harrison Bay (Beaufort Sea).

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