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Penfield Reef has been called one of the most treacherous areas of western Long Island Sound. [7] The structure is about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) off Fairfield Beach, on one end of the reef. After discovering structural problems in the tower, The Coast Guard repaired the lighthouse in 2002.
Long Island Sound, highlighted in pink between Connecticut (to the north) and Long Island (to the south) Long 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.
The Stratford Shoal Light is located roughly midway between New York and Connecticut (hence its alternate name Middleground or Middle Ground Light), 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) from Old Field Point Light in New York and 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) from Stratford Point Light in Connecticut. [6]
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In the 1920s, the bay began to switch from the cow-and-fish industry to support services for commercial boating, [3] as it is considered to be one of the best harbors on Long Island Sound with little tidal current except at the entrance and average tidal displacement of only six feet. [4] By the 1980s it was full of marinas and yacht clubs.
Coastal Connecticut, often called the Connecticut Shore or the Connecticut Shoreline, comprises all of Connecticut's southern border along Long Island Sound, from Greenwich in the west to Stonington in the east, as well as the tidal portions of the Housatonic River, Quinnipiac River, Connecticut River, and Thames River.
Long Island is separated from the mainland by the East River, not in fact a river, but a tidal strait. Long Island Sound forms the northern boundary of the island. Long Island contains a series of sand and gravel aquifers, geologic formations which can hold, transmit, and yield water in usable quantities. All of Long Island's water supply comes ...
The Sound Around You Project began as a soundscape research project [7] at the University of Salford, UK in 2007.The project allows people to use audio recorders to record clips or sonic postcards of around 30 seconds in length from different sound environments, or ‘soundscapes’ from a family car journey to a busy shopping centre, and to upload them to the virtual map, along with their ...
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