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Staten Island (borough) |
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: Coextensive with Richmond County. Comprises much of the island of the same name. |
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New York (inhabited place) (P) |
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Staten Island (borough) (P,C) the borough and the county are coextensive |
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| borough (preferred, C) |
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of New York City, coextensive with Richmond county |
| residential center (C) |
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site of unsuccessful negotiations between Lord Howe & American patriots on the eve of the Revolution in 1776 |
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Richmond .......... (county) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, New York state) [7015817] |
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Staten Island .......... (island) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, New York state, Richmond county) [7030352] |
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