New York Gazetteer
White Island is a physical feature (island) in Kings County. The primary coordinates for White Island places it within the NY 11234 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | White Island |
| Category: | New York physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Located between Gerritsen Creek and Mill Creek in the Brooklyn Marine Park; about 0.7 mi long. |
| History: | "This feature is most commonly referenced as White Island, including on the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation website. In September 1976, a request was made to name the island Mau Mau Island, but the Board on Geographic Names ultimately decided in December 1976 not to take the name under consideration ""...because name does not have any apparent local acceptance"". This name was mistakenly added to GNIS in 2010; any other references in federal sources to Mau Mau Island come from sources published after 1976." |
| County: | Kings County |
| Latitude: | 40.59714 |
| Longitude: | -73.918076 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for White Island: White Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for White Island does not include property ownership information.
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