Belmont Island
U Thant Island is a small artificial island or islet in New York City's East River, within the borough of Manhattan. The 100-by-200-foot island, created during the construction of the Steinway Tunnel directly underneath, is the smallest island in Manhattan.
- Islet
- …is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Description: islet on East River in Manhattan, New York, United States
- Also known as“Blackwells Reef”“Man-o‘-War Reef”“U Thant Island”
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Belmont Island
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Latitude
40.74666° or 40° 44′ 48″ north
Longitude
-73.96433° or 73° 57′ 52″ west
Open location code
87G8P2WP+M7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Belmont Island” goes by many names.
বেলমন্ট আইল্যান্ডBengali
ဦးသန့်ကျွန်းBurmese
U Thant IslandCatalan
Belmont IslandCebuano
吴丹岛Chinese
吴丹島Chinese
Belmont IslandEstonian
Belmont IslandFinnish
U Thant IslandFinnish
או תאנטHebrew
האי בלמונטHebrew
U Thant-szigetHungarian
U Thant IslandItalian
ウ・タント島Japanese
ベルモント島Japanese
ಯು ತಾಂಟ್ ದ್ವೀಪKannada
벨몬트섬Korean
우딴섬Korean
우탄트섬Korean
Insula U ThantLatin
Pulau U ThantMalay
U Thant IslandPolish
У-ТантRussian
У Тһант УтравыTatar
Đảo U ThantVietnamese
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