Wards Island
Randalls Island and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Island, in New York City. Part of the borough of Manhattan, it is separated from Manhattan Island by the Harlem River, from Queens by the East River and Hell Gate, and from the Bronx by the Bronx Kill.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- Description: conjoined islands in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as“Buchanan’s Island”“Great Barcut Island”“Great Barn Island”“Randall’s and Ward’s Islands”“Randall’s Island”“Tenkenas”
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Wards Island
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Latitude
40.7876° or 40° 47′ 15″ north
Longitude
-73.92541° or 73° 55′ 32″ west
Open location code
87G8Q3QF+2R
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Wards Island” goes by many names.
جزيرتا راندال ووردزArabic
جزيرتا راندالز ووردزArabic
Randalls i Wards IslandCatalan
Randalls岛Chinese
Randalls島Chinese
兰德尔岛Chinese
兰德尔斯岛和沃兹岛Chinese
蘭德爾島Chinese
蘭德爾與沃茲島Chinese
Randalls & Wards IslandsDutch
Randalls and Wards IslandsDutch
Randalls and Wards IslandsEstonian
איי וורד ורנדלHebrew
otoka Randalls in WardsSlovenian
Randalls and Wards IslandsSlovenian
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