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  2. Blue shark - Wikipedia

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    Blue shark, Prionace glauca at marinebio.org "Blue shark, Prionace glauca". The Encyclopedia of Life. ARKive – Images and movies of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) Canadian Shark research laboratory; BBCNews – 'Jaws' comes to a US beach 3 August 2010. BBCNews – Footage of shark which closed New Quay (Wales) beach 8 August 2012.

  3. Marine life of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary - Wikipedia

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    The New York Bight, the triangle of water with Montauk at one apex, the Jersey Shore at the second apex, and New York Harbor in the middle, is known for its abundance of marine life, [11] thus providing a large amount of prey for sharks. The exact migration pattern is not completely known and currently being studied, but the general belief is ...

  4. Broad Channel, Queens - Wikipedia

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    The area comprises several artificial canals separating dead-end residential blocks. It is connected to the rest of Queens by road and subway bridges. Broad Channel is located in Queens Community District 14 and its ZIP Code is 11693. [1] It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 100th Precinct.

  5. Kissena Park - Wikipedia

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    However, the New York area was inhabited by the Canarsee and Rockaway Lenape groups, who are Algonquian peoples along with the Chippewa. [ 13 ] [ 16 ] : 5 [ 4 ] : 2 [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The name was given to the lake by horticulturalist Samuel Bowne Parsons (father of Samuel Parsons Jr. ), who operated a nursery near the lake in the late 1800s.

  6. Environment of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The climate of New York City shapes the environment with its cool, wet winters and hot, humid summers with plentiful rainfall all year round. As of 2020, New York City held 44,509 acres of urban tree canopy with 24% of its land covered in trees. [1] [2] As of 2020, the population of New York City numbered 8.8 million human beings. [3]

  7. Geography of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The five boroughs of New York City. New York City is located on the coast of the Northeastern United States at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state. It is located in the New YorkNew Jersey Harbor Estuary, the centerpiece of which is the New York Harbor, whose deep waters and sheltered bays helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.

  8. List of smaller islands in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Ellis Island (New York Harbor), shared with New Jersey; Governors Island (New York Harbor) Liberty Island (New York Harbor) Mill Rock (East River) Randalls, Wards, and Sunken Meadow Island, joined by landfill (East River) Roosevelt Island (East River) U Thant Island, legally Belmont Island (East River)

  9. Boroughs of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that comprise New York City. They are the Bronx , Brooklyn , Manhattan , Queens , and Staten Island . Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of New York : The Bronx is Bronx County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Manhattan is New York County, Queens is ...