Canarsie Pol
Canarsie Pol is an uninhabited island south of Canarsie, Brooklyn in Jamaica Bay, New York City. It is part of Gateway National Recreation Area. Canarsie Pol is 243 acres large with an irregular oval shape.Places of Interest
Highlights include Floyd Bennett Field and Ruffle Bar.
Floyd Bennett Field
Historic site
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City, along the shore of Jamaica Bay. The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station. Floyd Bennett Field is situated 2 miles southwest of Canarsie Pol.
Ruffle Bar
Islet
Ruffle Bar is a 143-acre island located in Jamaica Bay in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, off the coast of Canarsie. The island is part of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, and lies just east of the former Barren Island, where Floyd Bennett Field is now located. Ruffle Bar is situated 1½ miles southeast of Canarsie Pol.
Barren Island
Island
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Brooklyn and Gateway National Recreation Area.
East Brooklyn
East Brooklyn encompasses Cypress Hills, East New York, Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, and Barren Island.Gateway National Recreation Area
Bergen Beach
Neighborhood
Bergen Beach is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City. It is located on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay in the southeastern portion of the borough, and is bordered by Mill Basin and the neighborhood of the same name to the… Bergen Beach is situated 2 miles west of Canarsie Pol.
Canarsie Pol
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.62094° or 40° 37′ 15″ north
Longitude
-73.87125° or 73° 52′ 17″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87G8J4CH+9F
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Canarsie Pol” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Canarsie Pol”
- French: “Canarsie Pol”
- Japanese: “カナーシー・ポル”
Localities in the Area
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