Narrows

For other uses, see The Narrows (disambiguation).

Kent Narrows separating Kent Island from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Narrows is a term for restricted land or water passages. Most commonly it refers to a strait, though it can also refer to a water gap.

Used without qualification, it generally refers to The Narrows, which separates Staten Island from Brooklyn and connects the upper and lower sections of New York Bay.

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