Singer Island facts for kids
Sailfish Marina on Singer Island, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Florida
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 Singer Island
Location in Florida
Singer Island
Location in North Atlantic
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| Location | North Atlantic |
| Coordinates | 26°47′06″N 80°02′15″W / 26.78500°N 80.03750°W |
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| County | Palm Beach |
Singer Island is a peninsula on the Atlantic coast of Palm Beach County, Florida, in the South Florida metropolitan area. Most of it is in the city of Riviera Beach, but the town of Palm Beach Shores occupies its southern tip. Its latitude of is 26.784 N and its longitude is −80.037; Florida's easternmost point is in Palm Beach Shores. Before the Palm Beach Inlet was created, Singer Island was connected to the island of Palm Beach to the south.
Notable residents
Today, Singer Island is a picturesque, upscale and pristine home to thousands of condo owners. The tallest building is the 42-story "Tiara", which was severely damaged by two hurricanes in 2004 but fully restored now. Its residents were displaced from 2004 to 2008.
Singer Island is home to professional golfer Michelle McGann, a longtime resident, and was also home to rocker and E Street Band member Clarence Clemons.
Singer Island is the setting of several Fredrick Exley novels.
Images for kids
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Portrait photograph of Paris Singer, 1916
