Long Island is above sea level and not below sea level.
Long Island's tallest natural point is Jayne's Hill near Melville with an elevation of 400.9 feet above sea level.
The depth of the water around Long Island ranges from 65 feet to 230 feet deep.
A mix of freshwater from tributaries and saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound is 21 mi at it's widest point and varies in depth from 65 feet to 230 feet.
Long Island does have rivers which is the Nissequogue River that is a riverine habitat and is the only major river on Long Island which drains into the Long Island Sound.
The ocean that Long Island is on is the Atlantic Ocean.
Long Island is bounded on the north by Long Island Sound, on the south and the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by New York Bay and the East River.
The largest river that flows on Long Island is the Peconic River.
The Peconic River is a river located within Suffolk County on Long Island, New York.
The Peconic river is located in the eastern end of Long Island.
The Peconic River drains an area between the Harbor Hill Moraine and flows into Flanders Bay, which in turn connects to Peconic Bay east of Riverhead.
The smallest town in Long Island is the city of Long Beach which encompasses only 2 square miles of land and is the smallest of the Nassau County Municipalities and also the smallest city on all of Long Island
The poorest part of Long Island is Riverside.
Other poorest parts of Long Island other than Riverside are Mastic Beach, Central Islip, Moriches, Aquebogue, Greenport, Calverton and Northamptom.
Some of the above towns listed are also closely situated right next door to the richest parts of Long Island.
Long Island is an expansive, densely populated island in southeastern New York State, stretching east from New York City.
Along its Atlantic coast are Jones Beach State Park, Fire Island and Montauk Point State Park, the latter home to the late-1700s Montauk Lighthouse.
On the east end, the North Fork is home to wineries and the Hamptons are towns characterized by upscale homes, trendy restaurants and antiques shops.
Often the backdrop for Hollywood productions and called Hollywood East, Long Island is the inspiration behind F.
Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and AMC's Turn: George Washington's Spies and the location of Royal Pains and The Affair and reality series Fire Island, Summer House and Kardashians Take The Hamptons.
The western portion of Long Island was settled by the Dutch, who named it 't Lange Eylandt, which translates to the Long Island in old-Dutch.
They also had early settlements in the 17th century on what are now Manhattan and Staten Island.