Wards Island

Randalls Island and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Island, in . Part of the borough of , it is separated from Manhattan Island by the , from by the and , and from by the .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: conjoined islands in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Also known as: “Buchanan’s Island”, “Great Barcut Island”, “Great Barn Island”, “otoka Randalls in Wards”, “Randall’s and Ward’s Islands”, “Randall’s Island”, “Randalls & Wards Islands”, “Randalls and Wards Islands”, “Tenkenas”, “Ward’s Island”, “兰德尔斯岛和沃兹岛”, and “蘭德爾與沃茲島”

Places of Interest

Highlights: East River Arch Bridge of the New York Connecting Railroad and Manhattan Psychiatric Center.

Bridge
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The Hell Gate Bridge is a railroad bridge in New York City.

Hospital
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The is a -state…

Stadium
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is a 5,000 seat track and field and…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Harlem and Astoria.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Spanish Harlem…

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the western portion of the borough of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood geographically located…

Wards Island

Latitude
40.7876° or 40° 47′ 15″ north
Longitude
-73.92541° or 73° 55′ 32″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q3QF+2R
Geo­Names ID
5143238
Wiki­data ID
Q21042825
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Wards Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرتا راندال ووردز”
  • Arabic: “جزيرتا راندالز ووردز”
  • Catalan: “Randalls i Wards Island”
  • Chinese: “Randalls岛”
  • Chinese: “Randalls島”
  • Chinese: “兰德尔岛”
  • Chinese: “蘭德爾島”
  • Dutch: “Randalls and Wards Islands”
  • Estonian: “Randalls and Wards Islands”
  • Hebrew: “איי וורד ורנדל”
  • Slovenian: “Randalls and Wards Islands”
  • Spanish: “Islas Randalls y Wards”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Franklin Houses and Yorkville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Manhattan Children’s Psychiatric Center and Wards Island Park.

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Worth a closer look: Central Park and Upper East Side.

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