Bergen Hill, New Jersey, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Bergen Hill | Hill |
New Jersey | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
40° North , 74° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~150km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
21877
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21877:2
GUID (UUID V4):
9dd15984-7b1c-4feb-8d1f-7d75e1fdeee7
The "Bergen Hill" is the spine of the Hudson Palisades, comprised of the eastern cliffs of the Palisades diabase outcrop. It extends through Bergen County and southward into Hudson County, New Jersey, parallel to the Hudson River. There are numerous railroad tunnels and highway cuts, plus traprock quarries through this formation. For specimens where the county is not specified, there is a Mindat locality named "Bergen Hill, Bergen Co. & Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA".
NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from an arbitrary E-W point along the hill at the Bergen County-Hudson County boundary.
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