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Geographically, Rhode Island Sound is the eastward extension of Block Island Sound. Northeast of Rhode Island Sound is Buzzards Bay. The Rhode Island Sound is approximately 2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) and has a maximum depth of 60 metres (200 ft). Average wave heights range from one to three metres (3.3 to 9.8 ft).
Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering 147 square miles (380 km 2), 120.5 square miles (312 km 2) of which is in Rhode Island. [1] The bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor and includes a small archipelago. [2]
Block Island Sound, shown shaded in pink, between the coast of Rhode Island and Block Island. Block Island Sound is a marine sound in the open Atlantic Ocean, approximately 10 miles (16 km) wide, separating Block Island from the coast of mainland Rhode Island. On the west, it extends to Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island, as well ...
A small craft advisory is in place for all Rhode Island coastal waters, the Rhode Island Sound, and the Block Island Sound. Southwest winds with gusts of up to 30 knots and 3-5 waves are expected.
The cable is set to run from the wind farm in Rhode Island Sound, up Narragansett Bay to the south end of Quonset. Crews there used a horizontal directional drill to clear a path deep underground ...
The barrier island known as Gooseberry Neck (or Gooseberry Island) is connected by a causeway to the main peninsula and is the southernmost extension of Horseneck Beach State Reservation. It partially divides Rhode Island Sound from Buzzards Bay.
Last year, Ørsted and Eversource built the 132-megawatt South Fork Wind Farm in the waters in Rhode Island Sound near the Revolution site. South Fork started supplying electricity to Long Island ...
The flag of Rhode Island. Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island.