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Arthur Kill
Aerial view of Arthur Kill, with the Rahway River joining from the left and Prall's Island visible near center.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York, New Jersey
MunicipalitiesStaten Island (New York), Union County (New Jersey), Middlesex County (New Jersey)
Physical characteristics
SourceNewark Bay
 • coordinates40°38′47″N 74°10′47″W / 40.64639°N 74.17972°W / 40.64639; -74.17972[1]
MouthRaritan Bay
 • coordinates
40°30′01″N 74°15′31″W / 40.50028°N 74.25861°W / 40.50028; -74.25861[1]

The Arthur Kill (sometimes referred to as the Staten Island Sound[1]) is a tidal strait in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary between Staten Island (also known as Richmond County), New York and Union and Middlesex counties, New Jersey. It is a major navigational channel of the Port of New York and New Jersey.

  1. ^ a b c "Arthur Kill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

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