Fresh Kills (from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel") is a stream and freshwater estuary in the western portion of the New York City borough of Staten Island. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname As a Body of water, a kill is a creek. The word comes from the Middle Dutch kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The City of New York In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name It is the site of the Fresh Kills Landfill, formerly New York City's principal landfill. The Fresh Kills Landfill on the New York City borough of Staten Island in the United States, was formerly the largest Landfill in
The watershed (basin) of the Fresh Kills drains much of the wet lowlands of the western portion of the island and flows into the Arthur Kill around the Isle of Meadows. The Arthur Kill (from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel" is a tidal Strait separating The Isle of Meadows is a 100 acre uninhabited island in Staten Island, New York in the United States. The channel around the north end of the Isle of Meadow is sometimes called Little Fresh Kill and the southern channel is called Great Fresh Kill.
The stream has two major branches. The north branch is Main Creek. The south branch is Richmond Creek, which drains much of the central part of the island, with its headwaters near Historic Richmond Town, on the southern end of the terminal moraine of the island. Historic Richmond Town is an open-air live museum located in the Richmondtown neighborhood in Staten Island, New York City, in the United States A terminal moraine, also called end moraine, is a Moraine that forms at the end of the Glacier called the snout The system of streams provides recreational kayaking and wildlife viewing in the preserved wetlands. A kayak is a small human-powered Boat. It typically has a covered deck and a cockpit covered by a Spraydeck. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog
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Fresh Kills Park Project
Covering 2,210 acres (8. 9 km²), three times the size of Central Park, Fresh Kills Park will offer a variety of public spaces and facilities for varied activities. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The site is large enough to support many sports and programs including nature trails, mountain biking, community events, outdoor dining, sports fields, kayaking and canoeing. [1]
A large wind farm is proposed for the park which has the potential to deliver electricity to 5,000 homes in Staten Island. [2]
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- ^ Fresh Kills Park, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation (colloquially the Parks Department) is the department of government of the City of New York responsible for Accessed October 1, 2007. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Molinaro, James. James Molinaro, b March 11, 1931, is the current Borough President of Staten Island. "Winds of Change", New York Sun, September 14, 2007. The New York Sun was a contemporary five-day Daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 until 2008 Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Accessed October 1, 2007. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "A year-long study has concluded that there is enough wind at the former Fresh Kills landfill to sustain seven 400-foot wind turbines that could generate enough clean, renewable energy to power as many as 5,000 homes. "
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See also Geography of New York City This article provides a brief introduction to both natural and manmade geographic features of New York Harbor from a maritime This is a list of Rivers in the US state of New York. By Drainage Basin This list is arranged by drainage basin withDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic