Manhattan Island
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York, and one of the smallest in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in New York City, United States
- Also known as: “Ganono”, “Island of Manhates”, “Island of Manhattans”, “Island of the Manahates”, “Kanonnewag”, “Kanono”, “La-ap-ha-wach-king”, “Mahatans”, “Mahatten”, “Man-a-hat-ta-ni”, “Manaates”, “Manachatas”, “Manados”, “Manahata”, “Manahatouh”, “Manahtoes”, “Manataanung”, “Manatans”, “Manate”, “Manathan”, “Manathus”, “Manattes”, “Manatus”, “Manhaates”, “Manhates”, “Manhattan”, “Manhatte”, “Manhatton Island”, “Manhattos”, “Manhitas Island”, “Manna-hata”, “Manna-hatta”, “Mannatens”, “Menatan”, “Menatey”, “Menohhannet”, “Minatey”, “Munnatous”, and “Munnohhanit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central Park and Museum of Modern Art.
Central Park
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A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.
Museum of Modern Art
Museum
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and includes over 200,000 works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, as well as electronic media.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New York City and Upper East Side.
New York City
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New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade. The bustling, cosmopolitan heart of the 4th largest metropolis in the world and by far the most populous city in the United States, New York has long been a key entry point and a defining city for the nation.
Upper East Side
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The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.
Theater District
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Broadway. Times Square. Madison Square Garden. The name says it all: the Theater District is the entertainment hub of the city, and possibly the entire nation.
Manhattan Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Manhattan Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة مانهاتن”
- Breton: “Manhattan”
- Catalan: “Manhattan”
- Cebuano: “Manhattan”
- Corsican: “Manhattan”
- Czech: “Manhattan”
- Danish: “Manhattan”
- Dutch: “Manhattan Island”
- Dutch: “Manhattan”
- French: “Ile de Manhattan”
- French: “île de Manhattan”
- French: “Manhattan Island”
- French: “Manhattan”
- Galician: “Manhattan”
- German: “Manhattan Island”
- German: “Manhattan”
- Hebrew: “מנהטן”
- Indonesian: “Manhattan”
- Italian: “isola di Manhattan”
- Italian: “Manhattan”
- Low German: “Manhattan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Manhattan (øy)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Manhattan Island”
- Norwegian: “Manhattan”
- Polish: “Manhattan”
- Polish: “Wyspa Manhattan”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Manhattan”
- Portuguese: “Manhattan”
- Romanian: “Manhattan”
- Russian: “Манхэттен”
- Slovenian: “Manhattan Island”
- Slovenian: “Manhattan”
- Slovenian: “otok Manhattan”
- Spanish: “Manhattan”
- Swedish: “Manhattan”
- Swedish: “Manhattanön”
- Tagalog: “Pulo ng Manhattan”
- Tahitian: “Manhattan”
- Welsh: “Ynys Manhattan”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Manhattan Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carnegie Hill and Manhattan Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Central Park Tennis Center and Magdalene and Charles Klingenstein Pavilion.
Manhattan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Central Park, Upper East Side, Theater District, and Upper West Side.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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