Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in New York City managed by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area. It is composed of the open water and intertidal salt
Visitor center
Adult female diamondback terrapin
Birdwatching, June 1973
Marsh overlook platform
Jamaica Bay
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Jamaica Bay is an estuary on the southern portion of the western tip of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York. The estuary is partially man-made, and partially natural. The bay connects with Lowe
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
…by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area. It is composed of the open water and intertidal salt marshes and wetlands of Jamaica Bay. It lies entirely within the boundaries of New York City, divided between the boroughs of Brooklyn to the west and Queens to the east. Jamaica Bay…
Jamaica Bay from the northwest (2013)
Plumb Beach, Brooklyn
IND Rockaway Line subway train crossing Jamaica Bay, 1973. Photo by Arthur Tress.
Jamaica Bay seen from Belt Parkway