Isle of Meadows
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Island in Staten Island, New York, United States
Coordinates: 40°34′37″N 74°12′12″W / 40.57694°N 74.20333°W / 40.57694; -74.20333
Isle of Meadows is a 100-acre (0.40 km2) uninhabited island in the New York City borough of Staten Island in the United States. It is located along the western side of Staten Island, where Fresh Kills empties into the Arthur Kill. The island is owned by the city of New York. It is now a nature preserve providing important meadow and salt marsh nesting habitat for herons, ibises, and egrets, and is not open to the public.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Isle of Meadows Preserve". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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