Long Island

:This article is about Long Island in New York State. For other uses, see Long Island (disambiguation)

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Long Island is an island off the North American coast. Part of the U.S. state of New York, it is some 118 miles (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 miles (32 km) wide, and extends from New York Harbor into the North Atlantic Ocean. It has an area of 1,377 square miles (3566 km²).

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Island - North America - U.S. state - New York - New York Harbor - Atlantic Ocean

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On the western part of Long Island are the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens; east of them are Nassau and Suffolk counties. Many people in the New York metropolitan area (even those on the island in Queens and Brooklyn) use the term "Long Island" or "the island" to refer to Nassau and Suffolk counties only.

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New York City - Brooklyn - Queens - Nassau - Suffolk

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