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The Hudson River is a 315 mi river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York in the United States .. New York. New York ( state ). The river originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York , flows through the Hudson Valley , and eventually drains into the Atlantic Ocean , between New York City and Jersey City .. New York. New York ( state ). Adirondack Mountains. Adirondack Mountains. Upstate New York. Upstate New York. Hudson Valley. Hudson Valley. Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean. New York City. New York City. Jersey City. Jersey City. The river serves as a political boundary between the states of New Jersey and New York , and further north between New York counties .. New York. New York ( state ). counties. Administrative divisions of New York#County. The lower half of the river is a tidal estuary occupying the Hudson Fjord , which formed during the most recent period of North American glaciation , estimated at 26,000 to 13,300 years ago .. tidal estuary. tidal estuary. Fjord. Fjord. glaciation. Quaternary glaciation. Tidal waters influence the Hudson 's flow from as far north as Troy .. Troy. Troy, New York. The river is named after Henry Hudson , an Englishman sailing for the Dutch East India Company , who explored it in 1609 , and after whom Canada 's Hudson Bay is also named .. Henry Hudson. Henry Hudson. Dutch East India Company. Dutch East India Company. Hudson Bay. Hudson Bay. It had previously been observed by Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailing for King Francis I of France in 1524 , as he became the first European known to have entered the Upper New York Bay , but he considered the river to be an estuary .. New York. New York ( state ). Upper New York Bay. Upper New York Bay. Giovanni da Verrazzano. Giovanni da Verrazzano. Francis I of France. Francis I of France. The Dutch called the river the North River -- with the Delaware River called the South River -- and it formed the spine of the Dutch colony of New Netherland .. North River. North River ( Hudson River ). Delaware River. Delaware River. New Netherland. New Netherland. Settlements of the colony clustered around the Hudson , and its strategic importance as the gateway to the American interior led to years of competition between the English and the Dutch over control of the river and colony .. During the eighteenth century , the river valley and its inhabitants were the subject and inspiration of Washington Irving , the first internationally acclaimed American author .. Washington Irving. Washington Irving. In the nineteenth century , the area inspired the Hudson River School of landscape painting , an American pastoral style , as well as the concepts of environmentalism and wilderness .. Hudson River School. Hudson River School. landscape painting. landscape painting. environmentalism. environmentalism. wilderness. wilderness. The Hudson was also the eastern outlet for the Erie Canal , which , when completed in 1825 , became an important transportation artery for the early-19th-century United States .. Erie Canal. Erie Canal