Long Island

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Names: Long Island
Place Type: island
Description: Large island between Long Island Sound & the Atlantic Ocean; given to Plymouth Company by James I in 1620; settled by Dutch & English; today is major residential district for New York City, comprising Suffolk, Nassau, Queens & Kings counties.
Authority: Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);
Died: Eldzier Cortor (American, 1916-2015)

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