Cartes topographiques New York

Altitude moyenne : 23 m

Marble Hill is one example of how Manhattan's land has been considerably altered by human intervention. The borough has seen substantial land reclamation along its waterfronts since Dutch colonial times, and much of the natural variation in its topography has been evened out.

Altitude moyenne : 17 m

Because of their abrupt, hilly topography, pedestrian navigation in Upper Manhattan is facilitated by many step streets. The longest of these in Washington Heights, at approximately 130 stairs and with an elevation gain of approximately 65 feet, connects Fort Washington Avenue and Overlook Terrace at 187th…

Altitude moyenne : 25 m

Altitude moyenne : 17 m

Altitude moyenne : 16 m

Marble Hill is one example of how Manhattan's land has been considerably altered by human intervention. The borough has seen substantial land reclamation along its waterfronts since Dutch colonial times, and much of the natural variation in its topography has been evened out.

Altitude moyenne : 16 m

Many of the village street grids of Queens had only worded names, some were numbered according to local numbering schemes, and some had a mix of words and numbers. In the early 1920s, a "Philadelphia Plan" was instituted to overlay one numbered system upon the whole borough. The Topographical Bureau, Borough…

Altitude moyenne : 11 m

Altitude moyenne : 11 m

The initial plan was to raise the elevation of the land by filling for three years and then to redevelop it as a multi-use area with residential, recreational, and industrial components. However, three years turned into fifty years. New York City's population was growing and generating more trash and it was…

Altitude moyenne : 11 m

Altitude moyenne : 8 m

Around 1907, contractor Michael Degnon, whose firm constructed the Williamsburg Bridge, the Cape Cod Canal, and the Steinway subway tunnel (used by today's 7 and <7>​ trains), purchased large tracts of marsh near Flushing Creek. At the time, the land was considered "all but worthless". Degnon envisioned…

Altitude moyenne : 15 m

Altitude moyenne : 18 m

Altitude moyenne : 11 m

Altitude moyenne : 30 m

Altitude moyenne : 1 m

Kissena Park's natural features were formed during the Wisconsin glaciation, about 20,000 years ago. The site of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, slightly west of Kissena Park, was originally part of the ancestral path of the Hudson River, and the present-day Kissena Lake was located on the eastern shore of the…

Altitude moyenne : 16 m

Altitude moyenne : 4 m

Altitude moyenne : 50 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 m

Altitude moyenne : 1 m

The Bronx's highest elevation at 280 feet (85 m) is in the northwest corner, west of Van Cortlandt Park and in the Chapel Farm area near the Riverdale Country School. The opposite (southeastern) side of the Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East…

Altitude moyenne : 21 m

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Altitude moyenne : 28 m

Altitude moyenne : 35 m

Altitude moyenne : 25 m

Altitude moyenne : 7 m

Altitude moyenne : 75 m

Altitude moyenne : 22 m

Altitude moyenne : 11 m

Altitude moyenne : 9 m

Altitude moyenne : 9 m

Altitude moyenne : 13 m

Altitude moyenne : 9 m

Altitude moyenne : 6 m