Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island (RI), United States
Facts & Statistics
Place Name
Narragansett Bay
Place Status (Type)
bay
Location
Rhode Island, United States, North America
Latitude
unknown
Longitude
unknown
Narragansett Bay
, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, deeply indenting
the state of R.I.; 30 mi/48 km long,
3 mi/4.8 km-12 mi/19 km
wide. Its many inlets provided harbors that were advantageous to
Colonial trade and later to resort development. At the head of the bay
is Providence; at the SE corner of the N bay portion is Newport.
Conanicut and Prudence isls. are also in the bay, which is spanned by
Newport Bridge (built 1969; 1,600 ft/488 m),
which links Newport with Jamestown.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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