Staten Island

:For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation)

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough / county has a total area of 265.5 km² (102.5 mi²). 151.5 km² (58.5 mi²) of it is land and 114.0 km² (44.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 42.95% water.

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi²

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Staten Island is separated from Long Island by the Narrows and from mainland New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull. It is connected to New Jersey by the Bayonne Bridge, the Outerbridge Crossing, the Goethals Bridge, and to Brooklyn by the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. The Staten Island Ferry connects the island to lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Railway traverses the island from its northeastern tip to its southwestern tip.

Related Topics:
Long Island - New Jersey - Arthur Kill - Kill Van Kull - Bayonne Bridge - Outerbridge Crossing - Goethals Bridge - Verrazano Narrows Bridge - Staten Island Ferry - Manhattan - Staten Island Railway

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In addition to the main island, the borough and county also include several small uninhabited islands:

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• The Isle of Meadow (at the mouth of Fresh Kills)
• Pralls Island (in the Arthur Kill)
• Shooters Island (in Newark Bay; part of it belongs to New Jersey)
• Swinburne Island (in Lower New York Bay)
• Hoffman Island (in Lower New York Bay)

The highest point on the island, the summit of Mount Loretta elevation 410 ft (125 m), is also the highest point in the five boroughs, as well as the highest point on the Atlantic Coastal Plain south of Maine.

Related Topics:
Atlantic Coastal Plain - Maine

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In the late 1960s the island was the site of important battles of open-space preservation, resulting in the largest area of parkland in New York City and an extensive Greenbelt that laces the island with woodland trails.

Related Topics:
1960s - Greenbelt

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See: List of Staten Island neighborhoods

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