Long Island Sound
Americannoun
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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
However, I can’t say that the steep cost of a Fire Island weekend hasn’t been one of the primary factors keeping me from boarding the ferry and sloshing around the Long Island Sound.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 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
The team took 1 litre 'grab samples' of surface water every 3 miles from the East River along the middle of Long Island Sound to The Race, where it meets Rhode Island Sound.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
One of them was Abraham Woodhull, who lived in Setauket, on Long Island Sound, across from Connecticut.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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