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Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, where it stretches out to the northeast into the Atlantic Ocean. It is comprised of four counties, two of which (Queens and Kings) are boroughs (Queens and Brooklyn) of New York City, and two of which (Nassau and Suffolk) are suburbs of that city. Long Island Sound runs between its northern border and Westchester, New York and Connecticut.
True to its name, Long Island is much longer than it is wide, extending 118 miles (190 km) from New York Harbor, and varies in width between 12 to 23 miles (19 and 37 km) between Long Island Sound and the southern Atlantic coast.[1] Long Island has an area of 1,401 square miles (3,629 km2), making it the largest island in the continental United States and the 149th largest island in the world.[1] It is connected to the mainland by several bridges and tunnels through New York City, and ferries to Connecticut from Suffolk County.
Long Island had a population of 7,448,618 as of the 2000 census,[1] with the population estimated at 7,559,372 as of July 1, 2006, making it the most populated island in any U.S. state or territory. It is also the 17th most populous island in the world, ahead of Ireland, Jamaica and the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Its population density is 5,470 people per square mile (2,110 per km2).
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