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Kill van Kull

The Kill Van Kull is shown here in red, connecting Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay

The '''Kill Van Kull''' is a tidal strait approximately 3 miles long and 1000 feet wide separating Staten Island, New York Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey, United States USA. The name ''Kill (body of water) kill'' comes from an old Dutch language Dutch word for "water channel" It connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. Historically it has been one of the most important channels in commerce throughout the region, providing a passage for marine traffic between Manhattan and the industrial towns of New Jersey. It currently provides the principal access for ocean-going container ship container ships to Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the busiest port facility in the eastern United States and the principal marine terminal for New York Harbor. The strait is spanned by the Bayonne Bridge.

See also
*List of New Jersey rivers *List of New York rivers {{NewJersey-geo-stub}} {{New York City}} Category:Rivers of New Jersey Category:Rivers of New York Category:Staten Island Category:Straits Category:New Netherland see Kill Van Kull see Kill Van Kull