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22-617: The Nushagak Peninsula is an uninhabited peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska . It is situated in the Dillingham Census Area , west of the Alaska Peninsula . The 520,000 acres (210,000 ha) byland measures 35 by 15 miles (56 km × 24 km). It was named for Nushagak Bay in 1910 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey . With a large area of lakes, ponds and tidal sloughs,

44-469: A basin . This may create peninsulas, and occurred for example in the Keweenaw Peninsula . In the case of formation from meltwater, melting glaciers deposit sediment and form moraines , which act as dams for the meltwater. This may create bodies of water that surround the land, forming peninsulas. If deposition formed the peninsula, the peninsula was composed of sedimentary rock , which

66-482: A tract for 300 English Pounds Sterling to Captain Arent Schuyler  – a former trader and Indian agent and, a member of the influential Schuyler family . The new purchase included present-day Kearny , North Arlington and Lyndhurst . Following his death in 1730, his sons inherited the land. After Schuyler's purchase of his new homestead, it was discovered the ground contained copper, which led to

88-522: Is mentioned as another river. Landforms include Protection Point (a marine mammal hunting locale), Nichols Spit, and Tuklung Hills; While bars, beaches, and spits have been described along the Bristol Bay coastline. Sterling Shoal, 0.9 meters (2 ft 11 in) deep, and Ustiugof Shoal, 0.9 meters (2 ft 11 in) deep, are to the south of the landform. The lowlands of Nushagak-Bristol Bay commence at sea level and rise to 560 feet (170 m) in

110-507: Is recalled in the names of Berrys Creek , and the historic Yereance-Berry House . A portion was later sold to an early settler to Pavonia, New Netherland , Walling Van Winkle . The township was created in 1710 and encompassed all of the neck as well as lands to the north and west to the Saddle River . At this time, the territory was transferred from Essex County and made part of an expanded Bergen County . In 1710, Kingsland sold

132-576: The Lenape . It was the territory of the group called the Hackensack . The name of masgichteu-cunk meaning where May-apples grow , from a moist-woodland perennial that bears edible yellow berries. The name Achter Col was given during the New Netherland era in the mid-17th century, and can be translated a rear mountain pass or behind the ridge , in reference to the access it provided to

154-572: The 16th century. A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and the body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes said to form a peninsula, for example in the New Barbadoes Neck in New Jersey , United States. A peninsula may be connected to

176-580: The area. Beluga whale calve adjacent to the peninsula. The peninsula had been devoid of caribou for over 100 years until their reintroduction in 1988; starting with 146 in 1988, the herd numbered 1,000 in 1993, around 1,400 in 1997-98, and 500-550 in 2007. 58°33′09″N 158°58′32″W  /  58.55250°N 158.97556°W  / 58.55250; -158.97556 Peninsula The word peninsula derives from Latin paeninsula , from paene  'almost' and insula  'island'. The word entered English in

198-499: The case of Florida , continental drift, marine sediment, and marine transgressions were all contributing factors to its shape. In the case of formation from glaciers (e.g., the Antarctic Peninsula or Cape Cod ), peninsulas can be created due to glacial erosion , meltwater or deposition . If erosion formed the peninsula, softer and harder rocks were present, and since the glacier only erodes softer rock, it formed

220-519: The hinterlands beyond the Hudson Palisades that were rich fur-trapping grounds. After the surrender of Fort Amsterdam by the Dutch in 1664, the area became part of the proprietary Province of New Jersey during the period of British colonization of North America . On July 4, 1668, William Sandford obtained a grant of 15,308 acres (62 km²) from the proprietors. In the grant document,

242-663: The lower Hackensack and Passaic Rivers , in what is now western Hudson County and southern Bergen County . The neck begins in the south at Kearny Point in the Newark Bay and is characterized by a ridge (creating the valley of the Passaic) along the west and part of the New Jersey Meadowlands (the flood plain of the Hackensack) on the east. The neck was part of an area called Meghgectecock by

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264-531: The mainland via an isthmus , for example, in the Isthmus of Corinth which connects to the Peloponnese peninsula. Peninsulas can be formed from continental drift , glacial erosion , glacial meltwater , glacial deposition , marine sediment , marine transgressions , volcanoes, divergent boundaries or river sedimentation. More than one factor may play into the formation of a peninsula. For example, in

286-507: The name of the area was recorded as "New Barbados." As was the custom of the times, Sandford paid Chief Tantaqua of the Hackensack Indians 20 English Pounds Sterling for all their reserve rights and titles. On June 10, 1669, John Berry obtained a grant of 10,000 acres (40 km²) to the north of Sandford's grant. In 1671, Sandford's grant was divided between him and his uncle Nathaniel Kingsland of Barbados, with Sandford owning

308-599: The opening of the Schuyler Copper Mine . After it became flooded, the first steam engine in America was developed and used to pump out the deep mine shaft. The engine was secretly built by the engineer Josiah Hornblower . The engine and mines were destroyed by fire in 1768 and remained idle for some years. Schuyler Avenue , which runs along the eastern edge of the ridge honors the early settlement. Lord Howe of England took possession of New York Harbor and

330-524: The peninsula contains the biggest complex of wetlands of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge . Boats and bush planes from Dillingham can reach the uninhabited peninsula. The landform separates Bristol Bay and Nushagak Bay , trending southeast to Cape Constantine . Hagemeister Island lies to the west. The Igushik River flows through the lowlands of the peninsula prior to entering the estuary of Nushagak Bay; Tuklung River

352-588: The proximity of Schuyler Mansion drew many of his officers who traveled over a road known today as the Belleville Turnpike . It had originally been laid in 1759 with cedar logs from the nearby swamps. In September 1777, Henry Clinton , head of the British Expeditionary Forces in America, selected Schuyler Mansion for his headquarters during one of his more important raiding operations, including those along Second River . In

374-701: The proximity of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge . Potential petroleum development was described in 1980. Densely populated by seagulls , the peninsula is a sandhill crane nesting site and at least one bald eagle nest has been noted. Other avifauna observed are American goldeneye , American wigeon , black scoter , bufflehead , common eider , common goldeneye , common loon , common scoter , gadwall , greater scaup , green-winged teal , harlequin duck , king eider , lesser Canada goose , mallard , oldsquaw , northern pintail , northern shoveler , red-breasted merganser , red-throated loon , Steller's eider , and tundra swan . Brown bear and moose frequent

396-468: The sediment is deposited, forming a delta peninsula. Marine transgressions (changes in sea level) may form peninsulas, but also may affect existing peninsulas. For example, the water level may change, which causes a peninsula to become an island during high water levels. Similarly, wet weather causing higher water levels make peninsulas appear smaller, while dry weather make them appear larger. Sea level rise from global warming will permanently reduce

418-419: The size of some peninsulas over time. Peninsulas are noted for their use as shelter for humans and Neanderthals . The landform is advantageous because it gives hunting access to both land and sea animals. They can also serve as markers of a nation's borders. New Barbadoes Neck New Barbadoes Neck is the name given in the colonial era for the peninsula in northeastern New Jersey , US between

440-669: The southern third of the tract and Kingsland the northern two-thirds. The Kingsland tract was settled by Nathaniel's nephew Isaac Kingsland about 1683. From 1668 to 1687, New Barbadoes was part of Newark Township. The Sandford family is recalled locally in Sandford Avenue in Harrison and Kearny . The Kingsland family is recalled in the Kingsland Station , Kingsland Avenue in Lyndhurst, and Kingsland Manor . Berry

462-564: The volcano erupts near shallow water. Marine sediment may form peninsulas by the creation of limestone . A rift peninsula may form as a result of a divergent boundary in plate tectonics (e.g. the Arabian Peninsula ), while a convergent boundary may also form peninsulas (e.g. Gibraltar or the Indian subcontinent ). Peninsulas can also form due to sedimentation in rivers. When a river carrying sediment flows into an ocean,

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484-504: Was created from a large deposit of glacial drift . The hill of drift becomes a peninsula if the hill formed near water but was still connected to the mainland, for example during the formation of Cape Cod about 23,000 years ago. In the case of formation from volcanoes, when a volcano erupts magma near water, it may form a peninsula (e.g., the Alaskan Peninsula ). Peninsulas formed from volcanoes are especially common when

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