U Thant Island

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Queens Midtown Tunnel, New York, NY, USA

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N40° 44' 47.7564" W73° 57' 51.7932"   (40.746599, -73.964387) Start navigation »

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U Thant Island (legally Belmont Island) is the smallest island located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The tiny artificial island is 100 by 200 feet (30 by 61 m) in size and located in the East River, just south of Roosevelt Island. It lies midway between the United Nations Headquarters at 42nd Street and Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City and is legally part of the borough of Manhattan and of the coterminous county of New York.
The islet is managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and is currently protected as a sanctuary for migrating birds, including a small colony of Double-crested Cormorants. Access is prohibited to the public. The reefs in the waters surrounding the island make it a popular spot for boats fishing for striped bass.

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