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==Geography== [[File:Palisades Amusement Park 7a.JPG|thumb|left|Highrises atop Hudson Palisades]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.48 km<sup>2</sup>), all of which was land.<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> Located atop the [[The Palisades (Hudson River)|Hudson Palisades]], Anderson Avenue and [[Palisade Avenue (Hudson Palisades)|Palisade Avenue]] are the town's major north–south thoroughfares, the latter offering views of the [[North River (Hudson River)|Hudson River]] and [[New York City]] skyline. [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include [[Grantwood, New Jersey|Grantwood]] and Shadyside.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref> The borough borders the municipalities of [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]], [[Fairview, New Jersey|Fairview]], [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] and [[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield]] in Bergen County, as well as [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010544/touches.html Areas touching Cliffside Park], MapIt. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> Grantwood is named for [[Grant's Tomb]], located on the opposite shore of the river.<ref>Gargiulo, Vince. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dmZjDsgUq9cC&pg=PA8 ''Palisades Amusement Park: A Century of Fond Memories''], p. 8. Lulu.com, 2006. {{ISBN|1-4116-6188-5}}. "Knox was a real-estate developer, widely known around the area, who had named a section of Cliffside Park 'Grantwood' because of its location directly across the Hudson River from Grant's Tomb."{{self-published source|date=March 2020}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}}<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/05/24/104727161.pdf "North Jersey Development: Bergen County's 27 Per Cent. Growth in Population Since 1900."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 24, 1908. Accessed May 19, 2011.</ref> [[Gorge Road (Hudson Palisades)|Gorge Road]] runs along the face of the cliff to the [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]] waterfront.
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