Delaware River

Summary

Delaware River is a river^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Delaware River is credited with the discovery of Henry Hudson^[3].
• Delaware River is located in New York^[4].
• Delaware River is located in New Jersey^[5].
• Delaware River is located in Pennsylvania^[6].
• Delaware River is located in Delaware^[7].
• Delaware River is in the country of United States^[8].
• Delaware River's instance of is recorded as river^[9].
• Delaware Bay is named after Delaware River^[10].
• Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr is named after Delaware River^[11].
• Delaware River's Commons category is recorded as Delaware River^[12].
• Delaware River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Delaware Bay^[13].
• Delaware River's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1609^[14].
• Delaware River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.939, 'lon': -75.2791}^[15].
• Delaware River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.4326, 'lon': -75.5288}^[16].
• Delaware River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Delaware River^[17].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Neversink River^[18].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Schuylkill River^[19].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Assunpink Creek^[20].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Lehigh River^[21].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Big Bushkill Creek^[22].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Crum Creek^[23].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Darby Creek^[24].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as East Branch Delaware River^[25].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Lackawaxen River^[26].
• Delaware River's tributary is recorded as Paulins Kill^[27].

Body

Geography

Delaware River is in the country of United States^[8]. Located in include New York^[4], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1788^[30]; New Jersey^[5], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1787^[33]; Pennsylvania^[6], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1787^[36]; and Delaware^[7], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1787^[39], headquartered in New Castle^[40].

Physical Characteristics

Delaware River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+579'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Delaware River's instance of is recorded as river^[9].

History and Context

Things named after include Delaware Bay^[10], a bay^[42], in United States^[43] and Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr^[11], 1576–1618^[44], of Kingdom of England^[45].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Delaware River include Delran Township^[46], a township of New Jersey^[47], in United States^[48]; River Line^[49], a named passenger train service^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 2004^[52]; and Delaware County^[53], a county of New York^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1797^[56].

Why It Matters

Delaware River has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for it include Delran Township^[46], a township of New Jersey^[47], in United States^[48]; River Line^[49], a named passenger train service^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 2004^[52]; and Delaware County^[53], a county of New York^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1797^[56].