Orchard Beach is a public beach in the borough of The Bronx, in the City of New York. Beach A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, or cobble along the shoreline of a body of water. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...

Orchard Beach is a man made beach in Pelham Bay Park on Long Island Sound. Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the The Bronx, is the largest park in New York City, more than three times the size of Manhattans Central Park. ... Long Island Sound near Guilford, Connecticut Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States. ...

It was created by Robert Moses by filling in one third of Pelham Bay with rubbish and landfill and sand was also added. The landfill was put between Rodman's Neck, Twin Island and Hunters Island. Pelham Bay is a small bay, between City Island and Orchard Beach in the Bronx, New York. ...

It may be used as a site for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games, should New York win the right to host the games. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

External links

• NYC Parks Pelham Bay page (http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/vt_pelham_bay_park/vt_pelham_08.html)
• Bronx Press article (http://www.bronxpress.com/3_7_02front.html)