Pelham Islands
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| Waters | Long Island Sound | |
| Geographical location | 40 ° 53 ′ N , 73 ° 46 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | approx. 12 | |
| Main island | City Island | |
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The Pelham Islands ( English: Pelham Islands ) are a group of islands in the west of Long Island Sound . The group's twelve or so islands are located in the US state of New York .
history
The islands were acquired by the Siwanoi Indians in 1654 by Thomas Pell (1612–1669), brother of the English mathematician John Pell , and initially formed the parish of Pelham Manor in what is now Westchester County . Several of the Pelham Islands became part of New Rochelle , the remaining islands through resale from 1895 part of the Bronx , a district of New York City .
Islands
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Incomplete list of Pelham Islands:
| Island name | Alias | Coordinates | surface | Residents | annotation |
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| City Island | 40 ° 51 ′ N , 073 ° 47 ′ W. | 1 | 4,362 | ||
| The bluetooth | 40 ° 52 ′ N , 073 ° 46 ′ W. | ... | - | Archipelago | |
| Chimney sweeps | 40 ° 52 ′ N , 073 ° 47 ′ W. | ... | - | Archipelago | |
| David's Island | David's Island | 40 ° 53 ' N , 073 ° 46' W. | ... | ... | |
| Goose Island | 40 ° 53 ' N , 073 ° 47' W. | ... | ... | ||
| Hart Island | Hart's Island | 40 ° 51 ′ N , 073 ° 46 ′ W. | ... | ... | |
| High Island | 40 ° 52 ′ N , 073 ° 47 ′ W. | ... | ... | ||
| Hunter Island | 40 ° 53 ' N , 073 ° 47' W. | ... | ... | Peninsula, former island | |
| Council Iceland | 40 ° 51 ′ N , 073 ° 47 ′ W. | ... | ... | ||
| Travers Island | 40 ° 53 ' N , 073 ° 47' W. | 0.2 | ... | Peninsula, former island | |
| Twin Island | 40 ° 52 ′ N , 073 ° 47 ′ W. | ... | ... | Peninsula, former island |
Web links
- The Islands of Pelham Bay (Engl.)