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Staten Island (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.5833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 074 09 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -74.1500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Large island in New York Bay; was visited by Henry Hudson in 1609; part of area was granted to David De Vries by Dutch West India Company in 1636; passed from New Jersey to New York in 1668. |
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| Staten Island (preferred,C,V)
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| Staaten Eylant (H,V)
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| Staaten Eylandt (H,V)
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| Aque-Hon-Ga (H,V)
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| Egh-Qua-Ous (H,V)
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| Mo-Nock-Nong (H,V)
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| Mo-Ta-Nucke (H,V)
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Staten Island (island) (P,C) the borough and the county are coextensive |
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Staten Island .......... (borough) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, New York state, New York City) [7022656] |
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