Swinburne Island

Island in Lower New York Bay, United States

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Swinburne Island is a 4-acre (1.6 ha) artificial island in Lower New York Bay, east of Staten Island in New York City. It was used for quarantine of immigrants. Swinburne Island is the smaller of two nearby islands, the other being Hoffman Island to the north.

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Artificial island in Lower New York Bay

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