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Manhattan Island
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Manhattan.
Manhattan Island
The Island is about 13.4 mi (21.6 km) from north to south, and at its widest, 2.3 mi (3.7 km). Manhattan Island is loosely divided into Downtown (Lower Manhattan), Midtown (Midtown Manhattan), and Uptown (Upper Manhattan), with Fifth Avenue dividing Manhattan lengthwise into its East Side and West Side. Manhattan Island is bounded by the Hudson River to the west and the East River to the east. To the north, the Harlem River divides Manhattan Island from the Bronx and the mainland United States.