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Jackson Bay / Okahu (Māori: Ōkahu) [1] is a gently curving 24-kilometre (15 mi) bay on the southern West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It faces the Tasman Sea to the north, and is backed by the Southern Alps. It contains the settlements of Hannahs Clearing, Waiatoto, Neils Beach, and the fishing village of Jackson Bay at its ...
A gondola sails under the Crawford Street Bridge. The Providence River is a tidal river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.It flows approximately 8 miles (13 km). There are no dams along the river's length, although the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is located south of downtown to protect the city of Providence from damaging tidal floods.
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Potter Pond (formerly Fish Pond) is a saltwater pond in the town of South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Its tidal inlet connects to Point Judith Pond. [1] It is one of nine coastal lagoons, referred to as "salt ponds" by locals, in southern Rhode Island. [2] [3]
Quonochontaug (KWAHN-uh-kon-tog [1]) is a coastal lagoon in the towns of Charlestown and Westerly, both in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. [2] It is the most saline of nine such lagoons (often referred to as "salt ponds") in southern Rhode Island.
Gaspee Point is a small peninsula on the west side of the southern reaches of the Providence River in Warwick, Rhode Island. It is bounded on the north by Passeonkquis Cove and on the south by Occupessatuxet Cove, and is accessible by Namquid Drive in Warwick. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]
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Geographically, Rhode Island Sound is the eastward extension of Block Island Sound. Northeast of Rhode Island Sound is Buzzards Bay. The Rhode Island Sound is approximately 2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) and has a maximum depth of 60 metres (200 ft). Average wave heights range from one to three metres (3.3 to 9.8 ft).