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Coney Island was an island when it got its name, though. A closer analogy might be Vancouver's False Creek, which as the name suggests is not a creek (it's a t
by cperciva 2y ago
Coney Island was an island when it got its name, though.
A closer analogy might be Vancouver's False Creek, which as the name suggests is not a creek (it's a tidal inlet).
- samatman 2y agoThere's always Rhode Island. There is an island by that name, but the state itself is very much not (and it's usually called Aquidneck now, the island, I mean). Pine Island in New York State is both not an island, nor named after one, it's just slightly elevated. Point is there's precedent.
- ianburrell 2y agoCreek for inlet is British variant and fairly old. Chelsea Creek in Boston empties Mill Creek.