Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is a marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies predominantly between the U.S. state of Connecticut to the north and Long Island in New York state to the south. From west to east, the sound stretches 110 mi (180 km) from the East River and the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City, along the North Shore of Long Island, to Block Island Sound. The sound forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Long Island Sound (UWLX)

The Long Island Sound are a United Women's Lacrosse League (UWLX) professional women's field lacrosse team based in Long Island, New York. They have played in the UWLX since the 2016 season. In the 2016 season, the four teams in the UWLX played in a barnstorming format, with all four teams playing at a single venue.

Long Island

Long Island is a densely populated island in southeastern New York State, extending eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. Geographically, Long Island comprises four counties: Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk. Kings and Queens counties form the western portion of the island and are boroughs of New York City, while Nassau and Suffolk counties occupy the central and eastern portions.

Island

An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been part of a continent. Oceanic islands can be formed from volcanic activity, grow into atolls from coral reefs, and form from sediment along shorelines, creating barrier islands. River islands can also form from sediment and debris in rivers. Artificial islands are those made by humans, including small rocky outcroppings built out of lagoons and large-scale land reclamation projects used for development.

Long Island Sound

Proper noun

1. A sound in the United States separating Long Island, New York, from Connecticut, New England, ending at the western narrow end at New York Harbor.