Jamaica Bay is an estuary on the southern portion of the western tip of Long Island, in the US state of New York.
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10 Facts About Jamaica Bay
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Jamaica Bay is located adjacent to the confluence of the New York Bight and New York Bay, and is at the turning point of the primarily east-west oriented coastline of southern New England and Long Island and the north-south oriented coastline of the mid-Atlantic coast.
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Location of Jamaica Bay, combined with its rich food resources, make it an important habitat for both plants and animals.
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Jamaica Bay is in the southern portion of the New York metropolitan area, and the uplands around the bay, as well as much of the Rockaway barrier beach, are dominated by urban residential, commercial, and industrial development.
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Some modifications to Jamaica Bay were conducted in the early 20th century as a result of a never-realized plan to develop Jamaica Bay as a seaport.
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Some engineers believed that shifting sand dunes and the tides in Jamaica Bay might make it impossible to construct the seaport district.
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Jamaica Bay instead proposed a series of parks and parkways around New York City, including Belt Parkway along the northern and western shores of Jamaica Bay.
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Salt marshes of Jamaica Bay offer prime habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.
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Jamaica Bay has been designated and mapped as an otherwise protected beach unit pursuant to the federal Coastal Barrier Resources Act, prohibiting incompatible federal financial assistance or flood insurance within the unit.
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Jamaica Bay was designated as one of three special natural waterfront areas by the New York City Department of City Planning.
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