Governors Island National Monument | |
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Location | New York City, New York |
Coordinates | 40°41′29″N 74°0′58″W / 40.69139°N 74.01611°W |
Area | 22.78 acres (9.22 ha)[1] |
Created | January 19, 2001 |
Visitors | 402,174 (in 2011)[2] |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Governors Island National Monument |
Governors Island National Monument is a unit of the United States national park system in New York City. It is located on 22 acres (89,000 m2) of Governors Island, a 172-acre (0.70 km2) island located off the southern tip of Manhattan Island, at the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers in New York Harbor.