Mau Mau Island
Mau Mau Island, also called White Island, is a small uninhabited island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between Gerritsen Creek and Mill Creek in the Marine Park recreation area.- Type: Island
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “White Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kings Plaza and Plumb Beach.
Kings Plaza
Shopping center
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Kings Plaza is a shopping center within the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, United States. Opened in September 1970, it is located at the southeast corner of Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U, just north of Floyd Bennett Field.
Plumb Beach
Park
Photo: Glenn ocean, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plumb Beach is a beach and surrounding neighborhood along the north shore of Rockaway Inlet, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located near the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach, just off the Belt Parkway.
Aviator Sports and Events Center
Sports venue
Aviator Sports and Events Center is a sports and events center in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York City. Operating as a concessionaire of the National Park Service, Aviator has refurbished four historic aircraft hangars and the surrounding grounds in partnership with the NPS.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gerritsen Beach and Mill Basin.
Gerritsen Beach
Neighborhood
Gerritsen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between Sheepshead Bay to the west and Marine Park to the east. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15.
Mill Basin
Neighborhood
Mill Basin is a residential neighborhood in southeastern Brooklyn, New York City. It is on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay and is bordered by Avenue U on the northwest and the Mill Basin/Mill Island Inlet on its remaining sides.
Sheepshead Bay
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Sheepshead Bay is a neighborhood in southern Brooklyn, New York City. It is bounded by Ocean Parkway to the west; Kings Highway to the north; Nostrand Avenue and Gerritsen Avenue to the east; and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
Mau Mau Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.5955° or 40° 35′ 44″ northLongitude
-73.91739° or 73° 55′ 3″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87G8H3WM+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 22693558OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
7308349Wikidata ID
Q15251954
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Satellite Map
Discover Mau Mau Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Mau Mau Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mau Mau Island”
- Estonian: “Mau Mau Island”
- Japanese: “マウ・マウ島”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bergen Beach and Manhattan Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marine Park Golf Course and White Island Lookout.
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