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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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Photo: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), CC BY 2.5.
  • 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 include Hoffman Island and West Bank Light.

Islet
Photo: Atheros1, CC0.
is an 11-acre artificial island in the , off the of , . A smaller, 4-acre artificial island, Swinburne Island, lies immediately to the south.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, officially West Bank Front Range Light, is a lighthouse in , within , and acts as the front range light for the . is situated 2 miles south of Swinburne Island.

Lighthouse
Photo: Lighthouse83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coney Island Light is a lighthouse located in , on the west end of , , in , east of 's main channel. 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 of , , situated directly south of the . is bounded by New York Bay on the southeast, Seaview Avenue on the southwest, Laconia Avenue on the northwest, Reid and McClean Avenues on the north, and Lily Pond Avenue on the northeast. is situated 2 miles northwest of Swinburne Island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a private gated community at the far western end of at the southwestern tip of the borough of . Located on the portion of the Coney Island peninsula west of West 37th Street, it contains mostly single-family homes, some directly on . is situated 2½ miles east of Swinburne Island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Shannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood of in . It lies along the east-central coast of the island, in the area known locally as the "Mid-Island, Staten Island" or the "East Shore". 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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Satellite Map

Discover Swinburne Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fishing Pier and South Beach.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swinburne Island”. Photo: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), CC BY 2.5.