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League Island no longer exists as an island, since the Back Channel, which separated it from the mainland, was closed at the eastern end to create land for
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Topographic Map showing League Island at the confluence of the
27:Island in the Delaware River, Pennsylvania, US 8: 100:, just upstream from the mouth of the 7: 178:Former islands of the United States 104:. The island was developed as the 25: 133: 1: 173:River islands of Pennsylvania 106:Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 18:League Island, Pennsylvania 194: 29: 168:Landforms of Philadelphia 30:Not to be confused with 96:, part of the city of 86: 92:was an island in the 72: 55:39.89056°N 75.17611°W 141:Philadelphia portal 60:39.89056; -75.17611 51: /  87: 32:League Island Park 16:(Redirected from 185: 143: 138: 137: 136: 102:Schuylkill River 66: 65: 63: 62: 61: 56: 52: 49: 48: 47: 44: 21: 193: 192: 188: 187: 186: 184: 183: 182: 158: 157: 139: 134: 132: 129: 59: 57: 53: 50: 45: 42: 40: 38: 37: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 191: 189: 181: 180: 175: 170: 160: 159: 156: 155: 145: 144: 128: 127:External links 125: 94:Delaware River 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 190: 179: 176: 174: 171: 169: 166: 165: 163: 154: 150: 149:League Island 147: 146: 142: 131: 126: 124: 122: 121:reserve fleet 118: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 90:League Island 84: 80: 76: 71: 67: 64: 33: 19: 113:Mustin Field 110: 98:Philadelphia 89: 88: 36: 58: / 162:Categories 79:Schuylkill 46:75°10′34″W 43:39°53′26″N 117:U.S. Navy 83:Delaware 153:Flickr 85:Rivers 73:1891 81:and 75:USGS 151:at 119:'s 164:: 123:. 34:. 20:)

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League Island, Pennsylvania
League Island Park
39°53′26″N 75°10′34″W / 39.89056°N 75.17611°W / 39.89056; -75.17611

USGS
Schuylkill
Delaware
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Mustin Field
U.S. Navy
reserve fleet
Philadelphia portal
League Island
Flickr
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Landforms of Philadelphia
River islands of Pennsylvania
Former islands of the United States

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