NEW YORK Geography

             New York City is located on the coast of the northeastern United States at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state. The New York harbor with its deep waters and sheltered bays, helped the city grown in significance as a trading city. Much of New York is build on the three islands of Manhattan, Staten Island and western Long Island making land scarce and encouraging a high population density.

             The Hudson River flows from Hudson Valley into New York bay, becoming a tidal estuary that seperates the Bronx and Manhattan from northern New Jersey. The Harlem River, another tidal strait between East and Hudson rivers seperates Manhattan from The Bronx. East River also seperates Manhattan from Queens and Brooklyn they are both located on the western Long Island.

                The city's land area is estimated to be 321 square miles (831.4 square kilometres)