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Bookmark or Share- Tour of Long Island SoundAbout the Sound; Tour of Long Island Sound; Tour of Long Island Sound Undersea Tour A striped robin swims past a boulder in search of small crustaceans and other invertebrate prey. The photo is part of an ArcGIS story map tour of the Sound’s undersea habitats. Life Under the Surface: Scientists map undersea life of the Sound
- Long Island Sound | Map, New York, Connecticut, & FactsLong Island Sound, semi-enclosed arm of the North Atlantic Ocean, lying between the New York–Connecticut (U.S.) shore to the north and Long Island to the south. Covering 1,180 square miles (3,056 square km), it is 90 miles (145 km) long and 3–20 miles (5–32 km) wide and is limited on the east by.
- Long Island Sound - WikipediaLong 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 to the south. From west to east, the sound stretches 110 mi (180 km) from the East River in New York City, along the North Shore of Long Island, to Block Island Sound .
- History - Long Island Sound StudyIn 1614, Dutch explorer Adriaen Block completes his final expedition to the Sound. Block, the first European to sail the entire Sound, opens the Sound to trade. Colonial settlers clear forests for farms and settle in seaside communities for trade, fishing, and whaling.
- What Makes it Special? - Long Island Sound StudyWhat Makes Long Island Sound Special? Long Island Sound is an estuary, a place where saltwater from the ocean mixes with fresh water from rivers draining from the land. Estuaries are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth. They serve as feeding, breeding, and nursery areas for many species that spend most of their adult lives in the ocean.
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