An island in the New York City area of the United States. It is one of the five boroughs of New York City and was called Richmond until 1975. It has an area of 166 km2 and a population of 379,000 (1990). It is surrounded by New York Bay and Newark Bay, and borders New Jersey across a narrow channel. It is connected to Manhattan, about 8 km to the northeast, by ferry, and to the surrounding areas by four bridges, including the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, a huge suspension bridge that connects it to Brooklyn to the east. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アメリカ合衆国ニューヨーク市の島。ニューヨーク市の5自治区の一つで,1975年まではリッチモンドRichmond区と呼ばれていた。面積166km2,人口37万9000(1990)。ニューヨーク湾,ニューアーク湾などに囲まれ,狭い水路を隔ててニュージャージー州と接する。北東約8kmのマンハッタンとはフェリーで結ばれ,東のブルックリン区との間の巨大な吊橋ベラザノ・ナローズ橋を含む4本の橋で周囲と連絡している。
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