12-818: (Redirected from Brothers Islands ) Brother Island , Brothers Island , etc. may refer to any of several islands and island groups around the world, including In the United States [ edit ] Brother Island, Niagara River , in New York State, near the Horseshoe Falls First Brother Island in the Ohio River, West Virginia, near Belmont North and South Brother Islands, East River in New York City, between
24-598: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brother Island, Niagara River Brother Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Goat Island in the U.S. state of New York . It lies in the Niagara River , close to the Horseshoe Falls and the Three Sisters Islands . It is part of the city of Niagara Falls . It
36-657: Is one of only five islands in the area surrounding the Horseshoe Falls which have not been claimed by Canada . 43°04′43″N 79°04′07″W / 43.07861°N 79.06861°W / 43.07861; -79.06861 Eadie Island Eadie Island is an island 2 km (1.2 mi) long which lies between Aspland Island and O'Brien Island , in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica . A strong marine channel, named Tasman Rip , runs between Eadie Island and O'Brien Island. The island
48-500: The 13th and 17th centuries [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brother_Island&oldid=1189646942 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
60-931: The Bab-el-Mandeb strait off Djibouti The Brothers (islands), New Zealand in Cook Strait The Brothers (islands), Hong Kong , East and West, in the mouth of the Pearl River The Brothers, Egypt in the Red Sea The Brothers, Greece in the Aegean Sea Samhah and Darsah , an island pair in the Socotra archipelago, off the Horn of Africa, known as "The Brothers" (Arabic: Al-Ikhwān) Three Brothers (islands), Chagos (North, Middle and South) in
72-714: The Bronx and Riker's Island North Brother Island, Connecticut and South Brother Island, Connecticut in the Atlantic Ocean off East Lyme, Connecticut The Brothers (San Francisco Bay) , two islands, East and West, in California The Brothers, Humboldt County, two rocks in Humboldt County, California about 6 miles from the town of Petrolia Three Brothers Island, California, a tiny island in Humboldt County, California about 5 miles from
84-586: The Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean Three Brothers, Lake Baikal , at Cape Sagan Khushun, near Olkhon, Lake Baikal, Russia Three Brothers, Okhotsk Sea , three large rocks off Veselaya Bay, near the town of Magadan, Kamchatka, Russia Three Brothers or Tri Brata , three tall rocks in the Avacha Bay of Kamchatka, Russia See also [ edit ] Sister Island (disambiguation) Isabel Island (Philippines) and Carlota Island in
96-524: The Philippines, formerly comprising the barrio of Isla de los Hermanos ("Brothers Island") Eadie Island , Aspland Island , and O'Brien Island in the South Shetland archipelago off Antarctica, called Ostrova Tri Brata ("Three Brothers Islands") by their Russian discoverer Riddarholmen , an islet in central Stockholm, sometimes called Gråbrödraholm ("Grey Brothers Islet") between
108-593: The Torres Strait off Queensland, Australia North Brother Island, India and South Brother Island, India , in the Andaman Archipelago, Indian Ocean Pandang Island and Salahnama Island , also known as The Brothers, in the Strait of Malacca Rukan Islands also known as Three Brothers (North, Middle and South) at the south entrance of Durian Strait, Indonesia Seven Brothers (islands) in
120-533: The town of Petrolia Three Brothers (islands), Alaska , a reef near Shakmanof Point, Kodiak Island, Alaska Three Brothers islands, in Lake George , near Bolton, New York State Elsewhere [ edit ] Brother Isle in the Shetland archipelago, Scotland, UK Great Iyu Island and Little Iyu Island , also known as The Brothers, in the Strait of Malacca Middle Brother Islet, Queensland in
132-537: Was first charted with its neighbours in February 1820, as the three 'O'Brien Islands', during a survey of the South Shetlands carried out by Edward Bransfield and William Smith (mariner) . A year later they were rediscovered by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen , who used the name "Ostrova Tri Brata" (Three Brothers) for the present Aspland, Eadie and O'Brien Islands. Eadie Island
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#1732772076746144-1078: Was then named for the dockyard manager of the Melbourne Harbor Trust of Williamstown , Australia, by Lieutenant L. C. Hill of the Royal Naval Reserve , captain of the Discovery II , which engaged in survey work in the area in 1936–37. The island forms part of the Aspland Island and Eadie Island Important Bird Area , identified as such by BirdLife International because both islands support large colonies of chinstrap penguins and southern fulmars . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Eadie Island" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 61°28′S 55°57′W / 61.467°S 55.950°W / -61.467; -55.950 This South Shetland Islands location article
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