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| Geography |
A simulated-color satellite image of the Boston area
taken on NASA's Landsat 3. |
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| According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has
a total area of 232.1 km˛ (89.6 mi˛). 125.4 km˛ (48.4 mi˛) of
it is land and 106.7 km˛ (41.2 mi˛) of it is water. The total
area is 45.98% water. |
| Much of the Back Bay, and South End are built on reclaimed
land -- two and a half of Boston's three original hills were
used as a source of material for the landfill. (Only Beacon
Hill, the smallest of the three original hills, remains partially
intact.) |
| The city is divided into many neighborhoods (http://www.cityofboston.gov/neighborhoods/),
including: Allston/Brighton, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Charlestown,
Dorchester, East Boston, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Fenway/Kenmore,
the North End, Hyde Park, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston,
the South End, Chinatown, Bay Village and West Roxbury. Each
of the neighborhoods has a distinct character. Allston/Brighton,
for example, is populated mostly by students from nearby Boston
University and recent graduates. The Back Bay, west of the Public
Garden, is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the United
States -- it includes the shops and restaurants on Newbury Street,
and the two tallest skyscrapers in Boston. The South End, south
of the Back Bay, is populated by gays, artists, yuppies, African
Americans, and Hispanics -- it is noted for its restaurant scene
and bohemian atmosphere. Roxbury and Mattapan, located south
of downtown, are populated largely by African Americans and
Hispanics, as well as middle-class families priced out of more
expensive neighborhoods. Dorchester is probably the most diverse
Boston neighborhood being populated with every ethnic group.
Boston is notable for having one of the most attractive and
livable urban cores in the country; rents and housing prices
are correspondingly high. |
| Boston is bordered by the cities of Revere, Chelsea, Everett,
Somerville, Cambridge, Watertown, Newton, and Quincy, and the
towns of Winthrop, Brookline, Needham, Dedham, Canton, and Milton. |
| The Charles River separates Boston from Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and Charlestown. To the east lies Boston Harbor and the Boston
Harbor Islands, many of which are open to the public. The Neponset
River forms the boundary between the city and its southeast
neighbors, Quincy and Milton. |
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