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Long Island is the most populous island and one of the most densely populated regions in the United States. At the 2020 U.S. census, the total population of all four counties of Long Island was 8,063,232, comprising 40% of the population of the State of New York.
- 1,376.1 sq mi (3,564 km²)
- Atlantic Ocean
- 8,063,232 (2020)
- New York
Long Island (em português: Ilha Comprida ou Ilha Longa) é uma ilha situada no sudeste do estado de Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos, a leste da ilha de Manhattan. Estendendo-se a nordeste no Oceano Atlântico , Long Island contém quatro condados , dos quais dois são boroughs ( Queens e Brooklyn ) [ 1 ] da cidade de Nova York , e dois ...
- 3 629 km²
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Long Island, as part of the Outer Lands region, is formed largely of four spines of glacial moraine, with a large, sandy outwash plain towards its barrier islands and the Atlantic Ocean. These moraines consist of gravel and loose rock left behind during the two most recent pulses of Wisconsin glaciation some 21,000 years ago (19,000 BC). The northe...
Long Island has a climate similar to other coastal areas in the Northeast; it has hot and humid summers and cool to cold winters. The Atlantic Ocean helps bring afternoon sea breezes to the immediate south shore that temper the heat in the warmer months. Severe thunderstorms are common, nevertheless, especially when they approach the island from th...
Há 2 dias · Long Island, island in the Atlantic Ocean that comprises the southeasternmost part of New York state, U.S. The island lies roughly parallel to the southern shore of Connecticut, from which it is separated to the north by Long Island Sound.
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Long Island, NY is the biggest island in the continental United States. About 8 million people live there. The majority live in the western part, in Brooklyn and Queens which are parts of New York City. The other people live in two counties.
Long Island has had a long recorded history from the first European settlements in the 17th century to today. Greatly influenced by construction of railroads in the 19th century, it experienced growth in tourism as well as the development of towns and villages into some of the first modern suburbs in the United States .
Long Island é uma ilha situada no sudeste do estado de Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos, a leste da ilha de Manhattan. Estendendo-se a nordeste no Oceano Atlântico, Long Island contém quatro condados, dos quais dois são boroughs da cidade de Nova York, e dois dos quais são principalmente suburbanos ou rurais.