Swinburne Island

Swinburne Island is a 4-acre artificial island in , east of in New York City. It was used for quarantine of immigrants. Swinburne Island is the smaller of two nearby islands, the other being to the north.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Staten Island, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Dix Island”, “Swinborn Island”, and “Swinburn Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hoffman Island and West Bank Light.

Islet
Photo: Atheros1, CC0.
is an 11-acre artificial island…

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, officially West Bank Front Range… is situated 2 miles south of Swinburne Island.

Lighthouse
Photo: Lighthouse83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coney Island Light is a lighthouse located… is situated 2 miles east of Swinburne Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Beach and Sea Gate.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
is a neighborhood on the East Shore… is situated 2 miles northwest of Swinburne Island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a private gated community at the far… is situated 2½ miles east of Swinburne Island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Shannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood of in . is situated 2½ miles west of Swinburne Island.

Swinburne Island

Latitude
40.56596° or 40° 33′ 58″ north
Longitude
-74.05004° or 74° 3′ 0″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87G7HW8X+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 21808038
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5140373
Wiki­data ID
Q265328
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Russian—“Swinburne Island” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Swinburne Island”
  • Cebuano: “Swinburne Island”
  • Estonian: “Swinburne Island”
  • French: “Swinburne Island”
  • German: “Swinburne Island”
  • Hebrew: “סווינבורן”
  • Hebrew: “סווינברן”
  • Japanese: “スウィンバーン島”
  • Korean: “스윈번섬”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Swinburne Island”
  • Norwegian: “Swinburne Island”
  • Russian: “Суинберн”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sea Gate and Arrochar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fishing Pier and South Beach.

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Worth a closer look: New York City and Buffalo.

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