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Description: Long Island is an island in New York, USA. It has an area of 1,377 square miles (3,567 km²) and a population of 7.536 ... more

Long Island ... million, making it the largest island in the 48 contiguous U.S. states and the most populated in any U.S. state or territory. It is the 17th most populous island in the world, ahead of Ireland, Jamaica and the Japanese island of Hokkaidō. Its population density is 5,470 people per square mile (2,110 per km²). True to its name, the island is much longer than it is wide, jutting out some 118 miles (190 km) from New York Harbor, with only from 12 to 20 miles (32 km) between the southern Atlantic coast and Long Island Sound. The Native American name for Long Island is Paumanok, meaning "The Island that Pays Tribute"—more warlike tribes in the surrounding areas forced the relatively peaceful Long Islanders to give tributes and payment to avoid attacks.

Newest Review: ... New Yorker stands ON line. I have no idea why. In the 1980s - a decade of mega make up anyway - you could always tell a Long Islander by the sheer quantity of makeup worn by the girls (and I use the word 'girls' purposely - I was in high school at the time). The make up featured much purple. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Attractions - a BRIEF summary ... more

... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to LongIsland.com, Long Island boasts 130 museums or more, though some are admittedly of limited appeal - I've been to the Baldwin Historical Museum - great fun...if you like quilts and horseshoes - I've never been to the Eph...more

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A Native's View in a Long Review - Long Island (2536 words)
by - written on 08/11/05 (Very useful, 369 readings)
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Are you visiting New York City? I suspect you are planning on visiting shops, museums, tall buildings, and maybe even a big statue of a lady holding a torch. It is, however, entirely possible, that unless you have friends there, the suburbs on Long Island are not part of your plans. But perhaps they should be. After all, The Great Gatsby was set on Long Island. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ History, Geography & Politics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Long Island is a glacial island. The South Shore is relatively flat, however, the North Shore is quite hilly and rocky - a legacy of the lumps of debris glaciers tend to leave ... Read the complete review

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