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.[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
  1. "Brother Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. 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.

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