Kill Van Kull
Kill Van Kull (kĬl văn kŭl), channel, 4 mi (6.4 km) long and .5 mi (.8 km) wide, connecting Upper New York Bay with Newark Bay, between Bayonne, N.J., and Staten Island, N.Y. It is the main route for ships docking at the busy harbors of Port Elizabeth and Port Newark, N.J. Bayonne Bridge (1931; 1,652 ft/504 m long), the second longest steel-arch bridge in the United States, spans the channel.
More From encyclopedia.com
Hoek van Holland , Hoek van Holland (hŏŏk vän hôl´änt) or Hook of Holland, district of Rotterdam, W Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is an outer port of Rotterdam, wit… Rotterdam , Rotterdam, located in the Maas estuary in the southern part of the province of South Holland, was founded c. 1270. The river Rotte, from which Rotter… Port , port1 / pôrt/ • n. a town or city with a harbor where ships load or unload, esp. one where customs officers are stationed. ∎ a harbor: the port has m… Jutland , Jutland (jŭt´lənd), Dan. Jylland, Ger. Jütland, peninsula, c.250 mi (400 km) long and up to 110 mi (177 km) wide, N Europe, comprising continental De… Ruminate , ru·mi·nate / ˈroōməˌnāt/ • v. [intr.] 1. think deeply about something: we sat ruminating on the nature of existence. 2. (of a ruminant) chew the cud.… epididymis , ep·i·did·y·mis / ˌepiˈdidəməs/ • n. (pl. -did·y·mi·des / -ˈdidəmiˌdēz; -diˈdimiˌdēz/ ) Anat. a highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Kill Van Kull