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  2. Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    Length: 13 mi (21 km) ... Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the ... Manhattan Island is 22.7 square miles (59 km 2) in area, ...

  3. Geography of New York City - Wikipedia

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    However, a more recent estimate calculates a total land area of 304.8 square miles (789.4 km 2). [3] Icebergs are often compared in size to the area of Manhattan. [4] [5] [6] The highest natural point in the city is Todt Hill on Staten Island, which at 409.8 ft (124.9 m) above sea level is the highest hill on the Eastern Seaboard south of Maine.

  4. Long Island - Wikipedia

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    Long Island is the most populous island and one of the most densely populated regions in the United States. At the 2020 U.S. census, the total population of all four counties of Long Island was 8,063,232, comprising 40% of the population of the State of New York. As of 2020, the proportion of New York City residents (total 8,804,190) living on ...

  5. New York metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    A nighttime view of the New York metropolitan area, with Long Island extending 120 miles (190 km) eastward from Manhattan, the area's central core Part of the Palisades Interstate Park, the cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades in Bergen County, New Jersey, overlooking the Hudson River, The Bronx, and Upper Manhattan in New York City Enveloped by ...

  6. List of islands of the United States by area - Wikipedia

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    Satellite image of the Big Island of Hawaii, the largest island in the United States. Scale depiction of the 5 largest islands in the US, with some other significant islands. This is a list of islands of the United States, as ordered by area. It includes most islands with an area greater than 20 square miles (approximately 52 km 2).

  7. List of bridges and tunnels in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Length Carries Comments Bronx Kill: Robert F. Kennedy Bridge: 1936: 1,610 feet (490 m) 8 lanes of I-278: Formerly known as the Triborough Bridge Hutchinson River (heading downriver) Eastchester Bridge: 1926: 0.4 miles: 4 lanes of Boston Road : I-95 bridge: 1961: 5,280 feet: 6 lanes of I-95: Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge: 1941: 673 feet (205 m)

  8. List of smaller islands in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Brooklyn. Canarsie Pol, uninhabited, 222-acre (90 ha) island in Jamaica Bay. Coney Island, no longer an island. Prospect Park Lake islands, Chaim Baier Music Island. Duck Island. Three Islands. Mau Mau Island (also called White Island), located in Marine Park. Ruffle Bar (Jamaica Bay)

  9. Governors Island - Wikipedia

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    Governors Island is a 172-acre (70 ha) island in New York Harbor, within the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located approximately 800 yards (730 m) south of Manhattan Island, and is separated from Brooklyn to the east by the 400-yard-wide (370 m) Buttermilk Channel. The National Park Service administers a small portion of the north ...