Coney Island
coastal neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Summary
Coney Island is a beach[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of beach entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,130 views/month, #1 of 536).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Brooklyn[3], Kings County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: neighborhood[6], seaside resort[7]
- Shares border with: Sea Gate[8], Brighton Beach[9], Gravesend[10]
- Named after: rabbit[11], Konoh[12], John Colman[13]
- Commons category: Coney Island, Brooklyn[14]
- Coordinate location: 40.575, -73.9825[15]
- Located in/on physical feature: Coney Island[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Coney Island[17]
- Commons gallery: Coney Island[18]
- Population: 24,711[19]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21]
- Different from: Coney Island[22]
- Area: 1.7896818[23]
- OpenStreetMap zoom level: 13[24]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Coney Island include hot dog[25] and Coney Island Light[26], a lighthouse[27], in United States[28], founded in 1890[29].
Why It Matters
Coney Island has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include hot dog[25] and Coney Island Light[26], a lighthouse[27], in United States[28], founded in 1890[29].