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Johnston is a suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. It was named in commemoration of Commodore Eric Eugene Johnston (1933 to 1997), Northern Territory Administrator from 1981 to 1989. The suburb was registered on 3 April 2007. [2] It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. [3]
The harbor is fed by the waters of the Hudson River (historically called the North River as it passes Manhattan), as well as the Gowanus Canal.It is connected to Lower New York Bay by the Narrows, to Newark Bay by the Kill Van Kull, and to Long Island Sound by the East River, which, despite its name, is actually a tidal strait.
It was first created in 2001, replacing the abolished seat of Jingili, and is named after Commodore Eric Johnston, a former Administrator of the Northern Territory. Johnston is an urban electorate, covering only 5 km 2 and taking in the Darwin suburbs of Jingili, Moil, Wagaman and part of Alawa. There were 5,556 people enrolled within the ...
The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, in the United States. It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1,000 feet (305 m) wide and connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. [1] The Robbins Reef Light is at the eastern end of the Kill, and Bergen Point marks its western end.
Maria Burks, commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor, and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar at the Statue of Liberty in May 2009. National Parks of New York Harbor is an office of the National Park Service that coordinates administration of eleven NPS sites, including 23 unique destinations located in the New York metropolitan area.
Governors Island National Monument is a unit of the United States national park system in New York City.It is located on 22 acres (89,000 m 2) of Governors Island, a 172-acre (0.70 km 2) island located off the southern tip of Manhattan Island, at the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers in New York Harbor.
A 2016 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers map showing New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary's drainage divide and drainage basin Harrisse/LOC copy of the Manatus Map of 1639 An 1866 map of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary A 2011 NASA image of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary Population density and elevation above sea level in the New York City metropolitan area as of 2010 An aerial view of ...
The Admiral's House is a historic building located in the Nolan Park area of Governors Island in New York Harbor. It was originally designed by Martin E. Thompson in the Greek Revival style, and completed in 1843. The Admiral's House is both on the National Register of Historic Places and a New York City designated landmark.