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Jamaica Bay

Jamaica Bay is an estuary on the southern portion of the western tip of , in the U.S. state of . The estuary is partially man-made, and partially natural.
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Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay on the southern side of Long Island, New York, USA
  • Also known as: “Conarie See”, “Conarsie Baye”, “Connarie See”, and “Conorie See”
  • Address: NY

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broad Channel station and Ruffle Bar.

Metro station
Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.
The is a local station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in the at Noel and West Roads in the borough of .

Islet
is a 143-acre located in Jamaica Bay in the borough of in , off the coast of . The island is part of the , and lies just east of the former , where is now located.

Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The is a toll bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across Jamaica Bay in , , between and the Rockaway Peninsula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broad Channel and Seaside.

Neighborhood
Photo: DoomDan515, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the southern portion of the borough of . It occupies Rulers Bar Hassock, the only inhabited island in Jamaica Bay.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a section of the Rockaway Peninsula in the borough of . It is bordered by the neighborhood on the east, and by the neighborhood of Rockaway Park on the west.

Quarter
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
is a neighborhood in the borough of . The area is on the , nestled between Jamaica Bay to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

Jamaica Bay

Latitude
40.60399° or 40° 36′ 14″ north
Longitude
-73.83541° or 73° 50′ 8″ west
Open location code
87G8J537+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369038436
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
5122522
Wiki­data ID
Q1679819
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Satellite Map

Discover Jamaica Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Jamaica Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Jamaica Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Jamaica Bay”
  • Chinese: “牙买加湾”
  • Chinese: “牙買加灣”
  • Dutch: “Jamaica Bay”
  • Estonian: “Jamaica laht”
  • French: “baie de Jamaica”
  • French: “Baie de Jamaica”
  • German: “Jamaica Bay”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ ג’מייקה”
  • Indonesian: “Jamaica bay”
  • Indonesian: “Jamaica Bay”
  • Indonesian: “Teluk Jamaika”
  • Italian: “Jamaica Bay”
  • Japanese: “グラッシー湾”
  • Japanese: “ジャマイカ湾”
  • Portuguese: “Jamaica Bay”
  • Russian: “Джамейка”
  • Russian: “Залив Ямайка”
  • Spanish: “Jamaica Bay”
  • Ukrainian: “Джамайка”
  • Ukrainian: “Джамейка”
  • Ukrainian: “Джемейка”
  • Ukrainian: “Затока Джемейка”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Jamaica”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Black Wall Marsh and Rulers Bar Hassock.

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