Twin Island, New York
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Twin Island is part of Pelham Bay Park
in the Bronx
, also part of the Hunter Island Marine Sanctuary. It is located east of Hunters Island and north of Orchard Beach.
It is wooded with exposed bedrock with glacial grooves.
East and West Twin Islands (or the "Twins") were once true islands in Pelham Bay but are now connected to each other and to Orchard Beach
and nearby Rodman's Neck
by a landfill
created in 1937. East Twin Island is connected to neighboring Two Trees Island via a thin mudflat landbridge, which is submerged at high tide. West Twin Island was at one time connected to neighboring Hunter Island
via a man-made stone bridge, which now lies in ruins in one of the city's last remaining salt marshes. Member species of the islands' salt marsh ecosystem include egrets, cormorants, fiddler crabs, horseshoe crabs, and marine worms.
The two islands that are now combined as Twin Island have been owned by the New York City Parks Department since 1888.
Pelham Bay Park
Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of The Bronx and extending partially into Westchester County, is at the largest public park in New York City. The section of the park within New York City's borders is more than three times the size of Manhattan's...
in the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, also part of the Hunter Island Marine Sanctuary. It is located east of Hunters Island and north of Orchard Beach.
It is wooded with exposed bedrock with glacial grooves.
East and West Twin Islands (or the "Twins") were once true islands in Pelham Bay but are now connected to each other and to Orchard Beach
Orchard Beach, New York
Orchard Beach is a public beach in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. The beach is part of Pelham Bay Park and is situated on the western end of Long Island Sound...
and nearby Rodman's Neck
Rodman's Neck
Rodman's Neck refers to a peninsula of land in the Bronx, New York jutting out into Long Island Sound.The southern third of the 'neck' is used as a firing range by the New York Police Department; the remaining wooded section is part of Pelham Bay Park...
by a landfill
Land reclamation
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from sea or riverbeds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or landfill.- Habitation :...
created in 1937. East Twin Island is connected to neighboring Two Trees Island via a thin mudflat landbridge, which is submerged at high tide. West Twin Island was at one time connected to neighboring Hunter Island
Hunter Island
Hunter Island may refer to:Australia* Hunter Island ** Hunter Island Group Important Bird AreaCanada* Hunter Island * Hunter Island Elsewhere* Hunter Island, New York* Hunter Island...
via a man-made stone bridge, which now lies in ruins in one of the city's last remaining salt marshes. Member species of the islands' salt marsh ecosystem include egrets, cormorants, fiddler crabs, horseshoe crabs, and marine worms.
The two islands that are now combined as Twin Island have been owned by the New York City Parks Department since 1888.