Manhattan
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- Names
Manhattan
Manhattan Island
- Place Type
- borough
- Description
- Located between Hudson River and New York Bay. Manhattan comprises Manhattan Island, several smaller islands, and a small section of the mainland; it is one of the five boroughs that form the City of New York. The borough is coextensive with New York County. Is a hub of commerce and entertainment for the city; famed for its skyline of skyscrapers.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Antique Maps (1996); Canby, Historic Places (1984); Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (2002-); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994);
- Born
Gary Green (American, born 1956)
- Active
- Died
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