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Just Room Enough Island, also known as Hub Island,[1] is an island located in the Thousand Islands chain, in New York, United States. The island is known for being the smallest inhabited island, which appears to be around 3,300 square feet (310 m2), or about one-thirteenth of an acre. Purchased by the Sizeland family in the 1950s, the island has a house, a tree, shrubs, and a small beach.[2]

Just Room Enough
Just Room Enough
Geography
LocationThousand Islands
Coordinates44°20′33.5″N 75°55′29.5″W
ArchipelagoThousand Islands
Administration
United States
StateNew York
CountyJefferson
TownAlexandria
VillageAlexandria Bay
Northeast side of the island
Northeast side of the island

History


The island was bought in the 1950s by the Sizeland family, who wanted a holiday getaway and built a house there.[2] Because of the island's small size, in 2010, the Washington Post stated, "One misstep and you're swimming".[3]


Geography


Just Room Enough lies on the Saint Lawrence River between Heart Island and Imperial Isle, close to the US border with Canada. The island is part of Alexandria Bay,[1] a village within the town of Alexandria, Jefferson County, New York.


See also



References


  1. Alexandria Bay (176006) Relation: Alexandria Bay (176006) (Alexandria Bay (176006) x Alexandria Bay (176006) a Alexandria Bay (176006) j Alexandria Bay (176006) h) Alexandria Bay, New York on OpenStreetMap
  2. R.J. Wilson (September 1, 2017). "Just Room Enough Island: A Tiny Island With A Tree, A House, And Not Much Else". urbo.com.
  3. "Stories, stories everywhere". The Washington Post. September 5, 2010.


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- [en] Just Room Enough Island

[it] Just Room Enough

Just Room Enough, conosciuta anche come isola Hub, è un'isola facente parte delle Thousand Islands, un gruppo di 1 864 isole situate nel fiume San Lorenzo, dove quest'ultimo emerge dall'angolo nord-est del lago Ontario, che segna il confine tra Canada e Stati Uniti d'America. Just Room Enough si trova nella giurisdizione dello stato di New York, ed è pertanto collocata nel territorio statunitense.

[ru] Джаст-Рум-Энаф-Айленд

Джаст-Рум-Энаф-Айленд (англ. Just Room Enough Island), также известный как Хаб-Айленд[1] (англ. Hub Island) — остров, являющийся частью архипелага Тысяча островов, территориально принадлежащий штату Нью-Йорк, США. Остров известен тем, что является наименьшим по площади (310 м2) обитаемым островом. С 1950-х годов Джаст-Рум-Энаф-Айленд принадлежит семье Сайзленд. На острове расположены одноэтажный дом, дерево, кустарники и небольшой пляж[2].


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