Long Island

Summary

Long Island is an island^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Long Island is located in New York^[3].
• Long Island is in the country of United States^[4].
• Long Island is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Long Island is on the body of water Long Island Sound^[6].
• Long Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Long Island's instance of is recorded as moraine^[8].
• Long Island's shares border with is recorded as Connecticut^[9].
• Long Island's twinned administrative body is recorded as Unterschleißheim^[10].
• Long Island is part of New York metropolitan area^[11].
• Long Island's Commons category is recorded as Long Island^[12].
• Long Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[13].
• Long Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.805805, 'lon': -73.253616}^[14].
• Long Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Long Island^[15].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+7804968'}^[16].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+2098460'}^[17].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+1452611'}^[18].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+1029097'}^[19].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+743957'}^[20].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+540648'}^[21].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+379788'}^[22].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+212637'}^[23].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+110406'}^[24].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+69775'}^[25].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+56978'}^[26].
• Long Island has a population of {'amount': '+48752'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Long Island is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New York^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Long Island Sound^[6], an estuary^[29], in United States^[30]. It is part of New York metropolitan area^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Long Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3566'}^[31]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+122'}^[32]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+190'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7804968'}^[16], {'amount': '+2098460'}^[17], {'amount': '+1452611'}^[18], {'amount': '+1029097'}^[19], {'amount': '+743957'}^[20], and {'amount': '+540648'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[7] and moraine^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Long Island include Long Island MacArthur Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in United States^[36]; American Pekin^[37], a duck breed^[38]; Long Island Sound^[39], an estuary^[40], in United States^[41]; and Long Island Rail Road^[42], a transport company^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1834^[45], headquartered in Jamaica^[46].

Why It Matters

Long Island has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Long Island MacArthur Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in United States^[36]; American Pekin^[37], a duck breed^[38]; Long Island Sound^[39], an estuary^[40], in United States^[41]; and Long Island Rail Road^[42], a transport company^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1834^[45], headquartered in Jamaica^[46].