Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay is a bay located at the southern portion of Lower New York Bay between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey and is part of the New York Bight. The bay is bounded on the northwest by New York's Staten Island, on the west by Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on the south by the Raritan Bayshore communities in the New Jersey counties of Middlesex and Monmouth, and on the east by Sandy Hook Bay. The bay is named after the Raritans, a branch of the Lenape tribe who lived in the vicinity of the bay and its river for thousands of years, prior to the arrival of Dutch and English colonists in the 17th century.
| Raritan Bay | |
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Raritan Bay is shown as highlighted area south of Lower New York Bay and north of Monmouth County. | |
Raritan Bay | |
| Coordinates | 40°29′00″N 74°10′59″W |
| Part of | New York Bight |
| Primary inflows | |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 9 miles (14 km) |
| Max. width | 12 miles (19 km) |
| Surface area | 69,188 acres (27,999 ha) |
| Average depth | 11–30 feet (3.4–9.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Residence time | 60 tidal cycles |
| Salinity | 12-32 ppt |
| Settlements | |
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