|
Fire Island is the large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the south shore of Long Island, New York. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy once again divided Fire Island into two islands. Together, these two islands are approximately long and vary between wide. Fire Island is part of Suffolk County. It lies within the towns of Babylon, Islip, and Brookhaven, containing two villages and a number of hamlets. All parts of the island not within village limits are part of the Fire Island census-designated place (CDP), which had a permanent population of 292 at the 2010 census,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fire Island CDP, New York )〕 though that expands to thousands of residents and tourists during the summer months. The land area of Fire Island is .〔Consisting of the Fire Island CDP plus the villages of Saltaire and Ocean Beach: (【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fire Island CDP, New York )(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Saltaire village, New York )(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ocean Beach village, New York )〕 ==Geography== } |- | |} Fire Island lies on average off the south shore of Long Island, but nearly touches it along the east end. It is separated from Long Island by Great South Bay, which spans interconnected bays along Long Island: Patchogue Bay, Bellport Bay, Narrow Bay, and Moriches Bay. The island is accessible by automobile near each end: via Robert Moses Causeway on its western end, and by William Floyd Parkway (Suffolk County Road 46) near its eastern end. Cross-bay ferries connect to over 10 points in between. Motor vehicles are not permitted on the rest of the island, except for utility, construction and emergency access and with limited beach-driving permits in winter. The island and its resort towns are accessible by boat, seaplane and a number of ferries, which depart from Bay Shore (Fire Island Ferries), Sayville, and Patchogue. Fire Island is located at 40°39'35" north, 73°5'23" west (). According to the United States Census Bureau, Fire Island has a land area of .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fire Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|