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Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] 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. [8]
An enlargeable map of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Names Common name: Rhode Island. Pronunciation: / r oʊ d ˈ aɪ l ɪ n d / ⓘ Official name: State of Rhode Island [1] Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: RI; ISO 3166-2 code: US-RI; Internet second-level domain: .ri.us; Nicknames Little Rhody [2]
A Map of New England; R. Template:Rhode Island NNLs map This page was last edited on 5 September 2020, at 19:55 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
States shaded dark blue have ocean coastline.* States shaded light blue have Great Lakes coastline.* States shaded white have no coastline. * New York has both ocean and Great Lakes coastline.
The frost free season is greater than 180 days across far southern/coastal Connecticut, coastal Rhode Island, and the islands (Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard). Winters also tend to be much sunnier in southern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island compared to the rest of New England. [79]
Providence Plantations merged with the settlements at Rhode Island and Warwick to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which also became a charter colony in 1636. British role After 1680, the imperial government in London took an increasing interest in the affairs of the colonies, which were growing rapidly in population ...
The UK claims jurisdiction over the continental shelf, as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries, an exclusive fishing zone of 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi), and territorial sea of 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi). The UK has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 773,676 km 2 (298,718 sq mi) in Europe.
City of Bristol, England 50,255: 24 sq mi (62 km 2) Kent County: 003: East Greenwich: 1750: Created from part of Providence County. County of Kent, England 171,278: 168 sq mi (435 km 2) Newport County: 005: Newport: 1703: Formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729: Town of Newport, Essex, England 83,832: 102 sq mi ...