Prall's Island

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Collision Iceland, Iceland 's impact also is an island in the Arthur Kill between New Jersey and Staten Iceland. The island has an area of ​​32.5 hectares and is uninhabited. She belongs completely to New York City and since 1984 as a bird sanctuary which is managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

History

First, the island was named after the New York Governor Thomas Dongan Dongan 's Iceland or Duncan's Iceland, until the late 19th century, the name collision Iceland prevailed. Its origin is uncertain, perhaps it comes from the Dutch settlers Arent Jansen Van Naerden baffle, which acquired the island in 1700. Another possibility is the name as Abraham impact, in the 18th century, a well-known farmer on Staten Iceland.

Collision Iceland first served the cultivation of Spartina patens, a cord-grass, which was sold as cattle feed. The island grew in the 1930s by excavated material as part of the fairway expansion in the Arthur Kill. In the 1970s, use of a collision Iceland was planned as a bus depot or landfill, these plans were abandoned after the environmental benefits of the island was recognized as a breeding area.

The island is home to about 400 water -bird breeding pairs, including Glossy Ibis, Night Heron, Little Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret and Great Egret. Although these species are not rare, but its occurrence in the densely populated area is remarkable.