South Brother Island

North and South Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in 's between and . North Brother Island was once the site of the Riverside Hospital for quarantinable diseases but is now uninhabited.
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 16 feet (5 metres)
  • Description: island in the East River in the Bronx, New York City, United States
  • Also known as
    “South Border Island”
    “South Border Island, East River”
    “South Border Island, New York”
    “South Border Island, New York City”
    “South Brother Island, East River”
    “South Brother Island, New York”

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Brother Island Light and Barretto Point Park.
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was a lighthouse located…
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is a waterfront public park on the…
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The was an 800-bed…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Morris and Hunts Point.
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is a neighborhood geographically located…
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is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the of .
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is a primarily residential neighborhood… is situated 1½ miles northwest of South Brother Island.

South Brother Island

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Latitude
40.79621° or 40° 47′ 46″ north
Longitude
-73.89764° or 73° 53′ 52″ west
Open location code
87G8Q4W2+FW
Geo­Names ID
5138791
Wiki­data ID
Q2633294

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“South Brother Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “South Brother Island”
  • Cebuano: “South Brother Island”
  • Dutch: “South Brother Island”
  • French: “South Brother Island”
  • German: “South Brother Island”
  • Hebrew: “סאות‘ ברד’ר”
  • Hebrew: “סאות’ ברד’ר”
  • Hebrew: “סאות‘ ברזר”
  • Japanese: “サウス・ブラザー・アイランド”
  • Japanese: “サウス・ブラザー島”
  • Japanese: “ノース・ブラザー・アイランド”
  • Japanese: “ノース・ブラザー島”
  • Korean: “사우스 브라더섬”
  • Russian: “Саут-Бразер”
  • Russian: “Саут-Бротер”
  • Russian: “Южный Брат”
  • Spanish: “Isla de South Brother”
  • Spanish: “South Brother Island”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Brother Island and South Brother Island Channel.

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