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The East River, running between [[Manhattan]] and the boroughs of [[Queens]] and [[Brooklyn]] in [[New York City]] is not actually a river, but a [[tidal estuary]]. The boroughs of New York are connected by
The East River begins at the Harlem River, which itself begins at the Hudson, and then flows into New York Harbor. At its northern end the East River becomes Hell Gate, a rocky and turbulent passage. The [[Hell Gate Bridge]] that spans it is the longest railroad bridge in the world.
In addition to several minor islands the East River contains [[Roosevelt Island]], [[Ward's Island]] and Randall's Island]]. The latter two have been joined by landfill.
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