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Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of covering 147 square miles, 120.5 square miles of which is in .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay comprising 28 miles of coastline in the state of Rhode Island, USA
  • Also known as: “La Baie De Narraganset”, “Nanhygonsett Bay”, “Nanyanset Bay”, “Narraggansett Bay”, and “Sowams Bay”
  • Address: RI

Places of Interest

Highlights include Despair Island and Farnham Farm.

Island
is a small island in Narragansett Bay in Newport County, . It is located between and . The island is composed of many outcroppings of rocks used extensively by nesting birds, such as gulls and terns.

Park
The is historic farm at 113 Mount Pleasant Avenue on in . The farm was started by the Dennis family after the original farms on Prudence Island were burned and destroyed by the British during the American Revolution around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island.

Islet
is a 91-acre located in Narragansett Bay in the State of . It is part of the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, along with nearby and , and home to colonial wading birds during their nesting season of spring and summer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melville and Patience Island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in the towns of and in , , United States. It lies along the shore of Narragansett Bay.

Locality
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is an island in Narragansett Bay in in the United States. It is a part of the town of , Rhode Island.

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lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.

Narragansett Bay

Latitude
41.60232° or 41° 36′ 8″ north
Longitude
-71.3433° or 71° 20′ 36″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
87HCJM24+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368382636
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
5223506
Wiki­data ID
Q1241943
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Narragansett Bay” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Bahía Narragansett”
  • Cebuano: “Narragansett Bay”
  • Chinese: “納拉甘西特灣”
  • Chinese: “纳拉甘西特湾”
  • Czech: “Narragansettský záliv”
  • Dutch: “Narragansett Bay”
  • Esperanto: “Golfo de Narragansett”
  • French: “baie de Narragansett”
  • French: “Baie de Narragansett”
  • German: “Narragansett Bay”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ נאראגאנסט”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ נרגאנסט”
  • Indonesian: “Teluk Narragansett”
  • Italian: “baia di Narragansett”
  • Italian: “Baia di Narragansett”
  • Japanese: “ナラガンセット湾”
  • Korean: “내러갠셋 만”
  • Korean: “내러갠싯만”
  • Lithuanian: “Naraganseto įlanka”
  • Polish: “Narragansett (zatoka)”
  • Polish: “Narragansett”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Narragansett”
  • Russian: “Наррагансетт”
  • Slovenian: “Narragansett Bay”
  • Spanish: “Bahia Narragansett”
  • Spanish: “Bahía Narragansett”
  • Tamil: “நரங்கின்செட் விரிகுடா”
  • Thai: “อ่าวแนร์ราแกนเซตต์”
  • Turkish: “Narragansett Körfezi”
  • Ukrainian: “Наррагансетт”
  • Vietnamese: “Vịnh Narragansett”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Prudence Park and Homestead.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kessington Lot and Gooseberry Island.

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