Raritan_Bay
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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 B
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| Raritan Bay | |
|---|---|
 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 / 40.48333°N 74.18306°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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- Raritan River
- Raritan Bayshore
- Bays of New Jersey
- Borders of New Jersey
- Estuaries of New Jersey
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- Borders of New York (state)
- Bodies of water of Staten Island
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- Environmental issues in New York (state)
- Bodies of water of Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Bodies of water of Middlesex County, New Jersey
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