Queens

Summary

Queens is a borough of New York City^[1]. Queens has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Queens is located in New York City^[3].
• Queens is in the country of United States^[4].
• Queens is on the body of water East River^[5].
• Queens is on the body of water Long Island Sound^[6].
• Queens is on the body of water Jamaica Bay^[7].
• Queens is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8].
• Queens is on the body of water Newtown Creek^[9].
• Queens's instance of is recorded as borough of New York City^[10].
• Queens's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county^[11].
• Queens's shares border with is recorded as Brooklyn^[12].
• Queens's shares border with is recorded as The Bronx^[13].
• Queens's shares border with is recorded as Manhattan^[14].
• Catherine of Braganza is named after Queens^[15].
• Queens's flag is recorded as flag of Queens^[16].
• Queens's postal code is recorded as 110--^[17].
• Queens's Commons category is recorded as Queens, New York City^[18].
• Queens's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[19].
• Queens's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[20].
• Queens's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[21].
• Queens's local dialing code is recorded as 718^[22].
• Queens's local dialing code is recorded as 347^[23].
• Queens's local dialing code is recorded as 917^[24].
• 1683 marks the founding of Queens^[25].
• Queens's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.71361111111111, 'lon': -73.82805555555555}^[26].
• Queens's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Long Island^[27].

Body

Geography

Queens is in the country of United States^[4]. Queens is located in New York City^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include East River^[5], a strait^[28], in United States^[29]; Long Island Sound^[6], an estuary^[30], in United States^[31]; Jamaica Bay^[7], a bay^[32], in United States^[33]; Atlantic Ocean^[8], an ocean^[34]; and Newtown Creek^[9], a river^[35], in United States^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Queens covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+461'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2230722'}^[38], {'amount': '+2234935'}^[39], {'amount': '+2257837'}^[40], {'amount': '+2275889'}^[41], {'amount': '+2296175'}^[42], and {'amount': '+2339150'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of New York City^[10] and consolidated city-county^[11].

History and Context

1683 marks the founding of Queens^[25]. Catherine of Braganza is named after Queens^[15].

Why It Matters

Queens has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Queens is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]