South Brother Island

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bird sanctuary island uninhabited island

South Brother Island is a small, uninhabited island in New York City located between the Bronx and Queens, known for its protected bird sanctuary and restricted public access.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
North Brother Island	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird sanctuary ⓘ island ⓘ uninhabited island ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem	WGS84 ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	coastal habitat ⓘ urban wildlife habitat ⓘ
hasFeature	dense vegetation ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ
hasHumanSettlement	none ⓘ
hasLegalRestriction	no general public landing ⓘ
hasNearbyBorough	Queens ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ
hasNearbyWaterBody	East River ⓘ
hasProtectedStatus	bird sanctuary ⓘ wildlife sanctuary ⓘ
inhabited	no ⓘ
locatedBetween	Queens ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ
locatedIn	East River ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ surface form: New York State The Bronx ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	North Brother Island ⓘ Rikers Island ⓘ
managedBy	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
notableFor	seabird nesting colonies ⓘ wading bird habitat ⓘ
ownedBy	New York City ⓘ surface form: City of New York
partOf	The Bronx ⓘ surface form: Borough of the Bronx New York City bird conservation areas ⓘ New York City waterway islands ⓘ
publicAccess	restricted ⓘ
transportAccess	boat only ⓘ
usedAs	protected nesting area for birds ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East River → hasIsland → South Brother Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Brother Island

East River → hasIsland → South Brother Island ⓘ