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Manhattan (/ m æ n ˈ h æ t ən, m ə n-/ ⓘ man-HAT-ən, mən-) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York.
Manhattan was first mapped during a 1609 voyage of Henry Hudson, an Englishman who worked for the Dutch East India Company. [15] Hudson came across Manhattan Island and the native people living there, and continued up the river that would later bear his name, the Hudson River, until he arrived at the site of present-day Albany. [16]
Several small islands are also part of the borough of Manhattan, including Randall's Island, Wards Island, and Roosevelt Island in the East River, and Governors Island to the south in New York Harbor; Liberty Island, on which the Statue of Liberty stands, is a Manhattan exclave, as is the original portion of Ellis Island. [19] Manhattan Island ...
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.
Hunter Island, no longer an island, part of Pelham Bay Park; Twin Island, no longer an island, part of Pelham Bay Park; Goose Island, Hutchinson River, part of Pelham Bay Park; North Brother Island ; South Brother Island (East River) Pelham Islands, historical name for a group of mostly uninhabited islands in western Long Island Sound. The Blauzes
Manhattan Island was in some measure self-selected as a future metropolis by its extraordinary natural harbor formed by New York Bay (actually the drowned lower river valley of the Hudson River, enclosed by glacial moraines), the East River (actually a tidal strait) and the Hudson River, all of which are confluent at the southern tip, from ...
First spotted in New York City in 2011, the “ManhattAnt” has been identified as a European species. Experts are still learning about its effects on the ecosystem.
supposedly New Amsterdam (Manhattan), actually based on a view of Lisbon from c.1580 [22] Tiddeman Chart [23] 1749 Mark Tiddeman George Hayward name Manhattan, Long Island (Brooklyn & Queens), Staten Island, New Jersey Montresor Map 1766 John Montresor: Thomas Gage for the British Army Manhattan, Long Island (Brooklyn), Staten Island, New Jersey