Brother Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Goat Island in the U.S. state of New York.[1] It lies in the Niagara River, close to the Horseshoe Falls and the Three Sisters Islands.[2] It is part of the city of Niagara Falls.
It is one of only five islands in the area surrounding the Horseshoe Falls which have not been claimed by Canada.
References edit
- ^ "Brother Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ Eckel, P.M. (1990). "The Three Sisters and Brother Island". Botanical Evaluation of the Goat Island Complex, Niagara Falls, New York. Retrieved April 12, 2016.