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Long Island Sound

American  

noun

  1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Connecticut and Long Island. 90 miles (145 km) long.


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The dusky shark, which can be found in the Long Island Sound, has been recently documented eating seals near Nantucket.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

The body of water separating it from the world’s most populous country is only about as wide as Long Island Sound is long.

From MarketWatch Jan. 6, 2026

There is potentially a "bottleneck" effect in the narrower zones or, conversely, a dilution effect in the wider section of Long Island Sound.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 2024

It's a case that has attracted attention far beyond this city of 150,000 people on the north shore of Long Island Sound, about an hour from New York City.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2024

Down under the waters of the Long Island Sound she was taken in a glass-walled subsea vessel, where in a green and wavering world, quaint and curious sea-things ogled her and wiggled suddenly away.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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