Ellis Island
island in New York Harbor in the United States of America
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Summary
Ellis Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,638 views/month, #47 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New Jersey[3], Manhattan[4], Hudson County[5]
- Country: United States[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Upper New York Bay[7]
- Continent: North America[8]
- Instance of: National Monument of the United States[9]
- Operator: National Park Service[10]
- Has use: immigration[11]
- Commons category: Ellis Island[12]
- Inception: October 15, 1965[13]
- Official website: https://www.nps.gov/elis[14], https://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ellis Island[16]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Ellis Island[19]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[20], America's Most Endangered Historic Places[21]
- Official name: Ellis Island[22]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 2 m[24]
- Area: 0.2 km²[25], 1.5 acres[26], 27.5 acres[27]
- World Heritage criteria: (iv)[28]
- Located in protected area: Statue of Liberty National Monument[29]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Hudson County[30], WikiProject New Jersey[31], WikiProject National Register of Historic Places[32], WikiProject New York City[33], WikiProject United States[34], WikiProject United States History[35], WikiProject Protected areas[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ellis Island include Ellis Island Medal of Honor[37], a medallion[38], in United States[39], founded in 1986[40].
Why It Matters
Ellis Island has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Ellis Island Medal of Honor[37], a medallion[38], in United States[39], founded in 1986[40].