Roosevelt Island

Summary

Roosevelt Island is a river island^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of river_island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,919 views/month, #1 of 290).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roosevelt Island is located in Manhattan^[3].
• Roosevelt Island is located in New York County^[4].
• Roosevelt Island is in the country of United States^[5].
• Roosevelt Island is on the body of water East River^[6].
• Roosevelt Island's instance of is recorded as river island^[7].
• Roosevelt Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt is named after Roosevelt Island^[9].
• Roosevelt Island's postal code is recorded as 10044^[10].
• Roosevelt Island's Commons category is recorded as Roosevelt Island^[11].
• Roosevelt Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[12].
• Roosevelt Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.7626016, 'lon': -73.9493046}^[13].
• Roosevelt Island's official website is recorded as http://rioc.ny.gov/^[14].
• Roosevelt Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roosevelt Island^[15].
• Roosevelt Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Roosevelt Island^[16].
• Roosevelt Island has a population of {'amount': '+9520'}^[17].
• Roosevelt Island has a population of {'amount': '+11661'}^[18].
• Roosevelt Island's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[19].
• Roosevelt Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+2'}^[20].
• Roosevelt Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+5'}^[21].
• Roosevelt Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.6'}^[22].
• Roosevelt Island's public transport stop is recorded as Roosevelt Island^[23].
• Roosevelt Island's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Roosevelt Island^[24].

Body

Geography

Roosevelt Island is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Manhattan^[3], a borough of New York City^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1624^[27] and New York County^[4], a county of New York^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1683^[30]. It is on the body of water East River^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Roosevelt Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.6'}^[22]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+5'}^[21]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+2'}^[20]. Population counts include {'amount': '+9520'}^[17] and {'amount': '+11661'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river island^[7] and island^[8].

History and Context

Franklin Delano Roosevelt is named after Roosevelt Island^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Roosevelt Island include Roosevelt Island Tramway^[31], an aerial tramway^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1976^[34] and it^[35], a metro station^[36], in United States^[37].

Why It Matters

Roosevelt Island ranks in the top 0.34% of river_island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,919 views/month, #1 of 290).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Roosevelt Island Tramway^[31], an aerial tramway^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1976^[34] and it^[35], a metro station^[36], in United States^[37].