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blackwells island

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Blackwells Island

[blak-welz, -wuhlz]
–noun
a former name of Roosevelt Island.

Roosevelt Island

–noun
1. Formerly, Welfare Island, Blackwells Island. an island in the East River, New York City: residential community. 1 1/2 mi. (2 1/2 km) long.
2. an island in Antarctica, in the W part of the Ross Ice Shelf: discovered 1934. ab. 90 mi. (145 km) long.
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