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The five boroughs of New York City. New York City is located on the coast of the Northeastern United States at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state. It is located in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary, the centerpiece of which is the New York Harbor, whose deep waters and sheltered bays helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.
Bodies of water of New York City (7 C, 3 P) I. Islands of New York City (9 C, 30 P) ... Category: Landforms of New York City. 4 languages ...
New York City geography stubs (3 C, 61 P) Pages in category "Geography of New York City" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
New York City was originally confined to Manhattan Island and the smaller surrounding islands that formed New York County. As the city grew northward, it began annexing areas on the mainland, absorbing territory from Westchester County into New York County in 1874 and 1895 . During the 1898 consolidation, this territory was organized as the ...
Location of New York in the United States. New York is located in the northeastern United States, in the Mid-Atlantic Census Bureau division. New York covers an area of 54,556 square miles (141,299 km 2) making it the 27th largest state by total area (but 30th by land area). [4]
New York City's numerical "in-season cycling indicator" of bicycling in the city had hit an all-time high of 437 when measured in 2014. [232] The New York City drinking water supply is extracted from the protected Catskill Mountains watershed. [233]
Landforms of New York City (7 C) A. ... Pages in category "Landforms of New York (state)" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The first official map of New York City under independence was likely the Commissioners' Plan of 1811. [9] Columbus Circle serves as a geographic center for New York City, taking the role of a zero-mile point. It has been used as such by the city government for its employees, by the United Nations for the C-2 visa, and by Hagstrom Map.