East River

Summary

East River is a strait^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• East River is located in New York City^[3].
• East River is in the country of United States^[4].
• East River's image is recorded as New York City Midtown from the East River UN.jpg^[5].
• East River's instance of is recorded as strait^[6].
• East River's instance of is recorded as estuary^[7].
• east is named after East River^[8].
• East River's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 234235501^[9].
• East River's GND ID is recorded as 4244961-3^[10].
• East River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85040577^[11].
• East River's part of is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[12].
• East River's Commons category is recorded as East River (New York)^[13].
• East River's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5912630^[14].
• East River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Upper New York Bay^[15].
• East River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 949228^[16].
• East River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.786944444444, 'lon': -73.9175}^[17].
• East River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02m4d^[18].
• East River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:East River^[19].
• East River's tributary is recorded as Bronx River^[20].
• East River's tributary is recorded as Newtown Creek^[21].
• East River's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10042762^[22].
• East River's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• East River's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5116041^[24].
• East River's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'East River'}^[25].
• East River's different from is recorded as East River^[26].
• East River's Foursquare City Guide venue ID is recorded as 4c0c2b61bbc676b0a8b44cd5^[27].

Body

Geography

East River is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New York City^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[12].

Physical Characteristics

East River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+25'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include strait^[6] and estuary^[7].

History and Context

east is named after East River^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for East River include Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive^[29], a highway^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1955^[32].

Why It Matters

East River ranks in the top 5% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive^[29], a highway^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1955^[32].