KNSM Island | |
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Neighborhood of Amsterdam | |
.jpg) KNSM Island as seen from Sporenburg: Left: Piraeus, right: Skydome & Albert | |
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| Coordinates: 52°22′37″N 4°56′34″E / 52.37694°N 4.94278°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| City | Amsterdam |
| Constructed | 1903 |
| Named for | Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (KNSM) |
| Website | http://www.buurt-online.nl/amsterdam/knsmeiland/ |
The KNSM Island is a man-made island[1] in the Eastern Docklands of Amsterdam. KNSM stands for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot-Maatschappij, the Royal Dutch Steamboat Shipping company which used to have its headquarters and its docks on the island.[2] It is now a large residential area containing modern architecture with a mostly well-off population.[3]
- ^ "Oostelijk Havengebied Amsterdam | KNSM-eiland".
- ^ "KNSM heeft straks geen eigen schepen meer". Trouw. 3 September 1996. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "KNSM-eiland". Oostelijk Havengebied Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 May 2010.