The Blauzes are two small
New York City
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islands in
City Island Harbor
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which are part of a reef extending 600 yards northwest of the northern tip of
Hart Island. They are composed of
Manhattan schist
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bedrock with a slightly bluish tint and are semi-hemispherical in shape.
The Blauzes is derived from "Little Blue Ones" in
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
.
The name comes from the Belgian
Huguenot
The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ...
s, who were the first Europeans to settle the area. They are jokingly referred to by local residents as the Blue Breasts because their odd shape resembles that of a voluptuous woman's bosom.
The pair are part of
the Pelham Islands.
References
External links
Satellite Map of The Blauzes
Islands of New York City
Long Island Sound
Islands of the Bronx
Islands of New York (state)
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