U Thant Island
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U Thant Island is a tiny, uninhabited artificial island in New York City's East River, located near the United Nations Headquarters and named after former UN Secretary-General U Thant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U Thant Island canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial island
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ uninhabited island ⓘ |
| access | boat only ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 0.5 acre
ⓘ
approximately 100 by 200 feet ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | New York City Tunnel Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | ventilation shaft of Queens Midtown Tunnel ⓘ |
| creationMethod |
landfill
ⓘ
rock excavation spoil ⓘ |
| ecologicalStatus | bird sanctuary ⓘ |
| formerName |
Belmont Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Man-o'-War Reef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
navigation light
ⓘ
ventilation tower ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
grasses
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Long Island City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan shoreline ⓘ Queens shoreline ⓘ United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York County NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ borough of Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody | East River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Midtown Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queensboro Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Roosevelt Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudor City NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Queens Midtown Tunnel ventilation shaft ⓘ |
| namedAfter | U Thant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOrganization | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForPosition | Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterwayUse |
recreational boating
ⓘ
shipping channel ⓘ |
| openToPublic | false ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City park system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedAs | nesting site for birds ⓘ |
| wildlife |
cormorants
ⓘ
gulls ⓘ other seabirds ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.