{"id":15012,"date":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/articles\/u-thant-island-ile-historique\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:35:44","slug":"u-thant-island-ile-historique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/articles\/u-thant-island-ile-historique\/","title":{"rendered":"U Thant Island, une petite \u00eele \u00e0 la grande histoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>La plus petite \u00eele de New York et son histoire \u00e9tonnante<\/h2>\n<p>Perdue au milieu de l\u2019East River, entre Manhattan et Long Island City, <strong>U Thant Island<\/strong> est un minuscule \u00eelot (60m x 30m) que l\u2019on aper\u00e7oit \u00e0 peine\u2026 mais dont l\u2019histoire est \u00e9tonnamment riche. Interdite au public, refuge pour les oiseaux et t\u00e9moin d\u2019un chantier titanesque, cette \u00eele intrigue autant qu\u2019elle fascine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_146977\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146977\" class=\"size-large wp-image-146977\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"U Thant Island\" width=\"810\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02-810x608.jpg 810w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-146977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;\">Cr\u00e9dit photo : <a style=\"color: #3d5185; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:UThantIsland.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pacific Coast Highway<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Un \u00eelot n\u00e9 des d\u00e9blais d\u2019un tunnel sous l\u2019East River<\/h3>\n<p>Dans les ann\u00e9es 1890, l\u2019industriel William Steinway entreprend la construction d\u2019un tunnel reliant Manhattan \u00e0 Steinway Village, dans Queens. Les <strong>d\u00e9blais de granite<\/strong> extraits du chantier sont d\u00e9pos\u00e9s sur un affleurement rocheux, formant un petit \u00eelot artificiel. Il est alors baptis\u00e9 <strong>Belmont Island<\/strong>, en hommage \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/August_Belmont,_Jr.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August Belmont Jr<\/a>., financier du projet.<\/p>\n<h3>Une \u00eele technique jusqu\u2019au d\u00e9but du XXe si\u00e8cle<\/h3>\n<p>Jusqu\u2019en 1918, l\u2019\u00eele sert de base logistique au chantier : cabanes, mat\u00e9riel, acc\u00e8s au puits du tunnel\u2026 Puis elle est abandonn\u00e9e, ne conservant qu\u2019un <strong>beacon de navigation<\/strong> de 17 m\u00e8tres de haut toujours visible aujourd\u2019hui.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_146976\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146976\" class=\"wp-image-146976 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"U Thant Island\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-farawayman.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-146976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U Thant Island. <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;\">Cr\u00e9dit photo : <a style=\"color: #3d5185; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:U_Thant_Island_from_West.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farawayman<\/a> (<a style=\"color: #3d5185; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>&#8220;U Thant Island&#8221; : un hommage \u00e0 une figure politique admir\u00e9e<\/h2>\n<p>Arrim\u00e9e dans l\u2019East River sans r\u00e9elle conviction pendant 70 ans, la petite \u00eele retrouve une utilit\u00e9 le jour o\u00f9 un groupe d\u2019employ\u00e9s bouddhistes des Nations Unies loue le bout de terrain \u00e0 la ville de New York afin de s\u2019y retrouver pour m\u00e9diter en \u00e9coutant le clapotis de l&#8217;eau.<\/p>\n<p>Solennellement, mais en secret, U Thant Island est renomm\u00e9e en 1977 en hommage \u00e0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U_Thant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maha Thray Sithu U Thant<\/a><\/strong>, homme politique birman, qui est rest\u00e9 3\u00e8me Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations Unies de 1961 \u00e0 1971. La petite \u00eele se pare alors de fleurs, d&#8217;arbustes et de buissons (pas \u00e9vident de planter sur un tel sol).<\/p>\n<p>On trouverait d\u2019ailleurs sur ce petit bout de terre une \u00ab<em> time capsule<\/em> \u00bb contenant des photos et textes de discours d\u2019U Thant. Vous ne pourrez cependant pas aller la d\u00e9terrer car l\u2019\u00eele est strictement interdite au public.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_159248\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159248\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159248\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Les immeubles Chrysler et celui de l'ONU visibles derri\u00e8re U Thant Island\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies-810x1200.jpg 810w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies-1140x1689.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/frenchdistrict.com\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/05\/u-thant-island-ile-historique-nations-unies.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-159248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les immeubles Chrysler et celui de l&#8217;ONU visibles derri\u00e8re U Thant Island. <span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;\">Cr\u00e9dit photo : <a style=\"color: #3d5185; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chrysler_and_UN_buildings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ajay Suresh<\/a> (<a style=\"color: #3d5185; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Une \u00eele aujourd\u2019hui fermement prot\u00e9g\u00e9e<\/h2>\n<p>Aujourd\u2019hui, U Thant Island est strictement <strong>ferm\u00e9e au public<\/strong>. Elle constitue un sanctuaire pour les <strong>oiseaux migrateurs<\/strong>, notamment les cormorans, et fait partie d\u2019un programme \u00e9cologique de la ville de New York.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019artiste d\u00e9jant\u00e9 Duke Riley avait cependant essay\u00e9 (et \u00e9chou\u00e9) en 2004 d\u2019en faire une \u00ab <em>nation souveraine<\/em> \u00bb en y d\u00e9barquant pour y planter son drapeau apr\u00e8s avoir organis\u00e9 une op\u00e9ration commando nocturne. Voir la vid\u00e9o sur : <i class=\"fa fa-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukeriley.info\/belmont-island-smeac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DukeRiley.info\/projects\/belmont-island-smeac.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>O\u00f9 voir U Thant Island ?<\/h2>\n<p>M\u00eame si l\u2019on ne peut pas y poser le pied, on peut tr\u00e8s bien l\u2019observer depuis plusieurs points :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Depuis Manhattan<\/strong> : United Nations Headquarters (42nd Street) | East River Greenway<\/li>\n<li><strong>Depuis Queens<\/strong> : Gantry Plaza State Park : le meilleur point de vue, d\u00e9gag\u00e9 et proche | Hunters Point South Park<\/li>\n<li><strong>Depuis Roosevelt Island<\/strong> : Vue lat\u00e9rale depuis la promenade ou le Roosevelt Island Tram.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" 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