Goat Island

Goat Island is a small in the , in the middle of between the and the . The island is at the southwest corner of the City of , , in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: small island in the Niagara River, in Niagara County, New York State, USA
  • Also known as: “Iris Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bridal Veil Falls and American Falls.

Waterfall
is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up . It is located on the United States side in . separates it from the and Goat Island separates it from the .

Waterfall
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The is the second largest of the three waterfalls that together are known as on the along the Canada–United States border.

Islet
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is a very small uninhabited island in the in the U.S. state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niagara Falls and Chippawa.

Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the , across from the city of , and named after the famed which they share.

Suburb
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is a community located within the city of . The village was founded in 1850, and became part of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario by amalgamation in 1970. is situated 2 miles southeast of Goat Island.

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, Ontario, is the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World". For over a century, the grandeur of the waterfalls of the Niagara River have attracted tourists to this destination.

Goat Island

Latitude
43.08118° or 43° 4′ 52″ north
Longitude
-79.06773° or 79° 4′ 4″ west
Elevation
558 feet (170 metres)
Open location code
87M23WJJ+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3743454
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5118747
Wiki­data ID
Q1144525
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Satellite Map

Discover Goat Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Goat Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ahuntzen uhartea”
  • Cebuano: “Goat Island”
  • Chinese: “山羊岛”
  • Chinese: “山羊島”
  • Czech: “Goat Island”
  • Dutch: “Goat Island”
  • Esperanto: “Kaprinsulo”
  • Estonian: “Kitsesaar”
  • French: “Goat Island”
  • Hungarian: “Kecske-sziget”
  • Japanese: “ゴート島”
  • Korean: “고트섬”
  • Persian: “جزیره بز”
  • Persian: “جزیرهٔ بز”
  • Polish: “Goat Island”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Kozia”
  • Russian: “Козий остров”
  • Slovenian: “Goat Island”
  • Slovenian: “Iris Island”
  • Spanish: “Goat Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla de la Cabra”
  • Swahili: “Goat Island”
  • Swahili: “Kisiwa Mbuzi”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Gafr, Talaith Efrog Newydd”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Gafr”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Little Italy and Pletchers Corners.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include American Falls Pedestrian Bridge and Green Island.

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