Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek, a 3.5-mile long tributary of the East River, is an estuary that forms part of the border between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City.
- Stream
- Description: river in New York City, United States
- Also known as“Mashpath”“Maspeth”“Mespaat”“Mespacht Kil”“Mespachtes Kil”“Mespaetches”“Mespatchis Kil”“Mespath”
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Newtown Creek
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Latitude
40.73621° or 40° 44′ 10″ north
Longitude
-73.96292° or 73° 57′ 47″ west
Open location code
87G8P2PP+FR
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Newtown Creek” goes by many names.
Ríu Newtown CreekAsturian
Newtown CreekCatalan
Newtown CreekCebuano
新鎮溪Chinese
新镇溪Chinese
紐頓小灣Chinese
Newtown CreekDutch
نيوتاون كريكEgyptian Arabic
ניוטאון קריקHebrew
イングリッシュ・キルスJapanese
ニュータウン川Japanese
NewtownVenetian
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