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    Block Island is an island of the Outer Lands coastal archipelago, located approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of mainland Rhode Island and 14 miles (23 km)...
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    Block Island Sound is a marine sound in the open Atlantic Ocean, approximately 10 miles (16 km) wide, separating Block Island from the coast of mainland...
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  • The Block Island Sound is a 2020 American science fiction horror thriller film written and directed by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus and starring Chris...
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    USS Block Island (CVE-21/AVG-21/ACV-21) was a Bogue-class escort carrier for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first of two escort...
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    Block Island Wind Farm was the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States, located 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Block Island, Rhode Island in the...
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    south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. Rhode Island is the smallest...
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  • Block Island School is a K-12 school located in Block Island, Rhode Island. Established in 1933, it replaced five one-room schools. Today, the Block Island...
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    the northeast is the state of Rhode Island. Block Island, which is part of Rhode Island, and numerous smaller islands extend farther into the Atlantic Ocean...
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  • ships of the United States Navy have been named Block Island, after Block Island Sound. USS Block Island (CVE-8), was transferred to the United Kingdom...
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    Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. It was designated a U...
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  • Look up Block, Blocks, block, blocked, or blocks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Block or blocked may refer to: Block programming, the result of a...
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    The Battle of Block Island was a naval skirmish which took place in the waters off Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War. The Continental...
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    Block Island State Airport (IATA: BID, ICAO: KBID, FAA LID: BID) is a public use airport located on Block Island, in Washington County, Rhode Island, United...
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    Block Island North Light (Lighthouse), built in 1867, is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island (New Shoreham). The first light on the site...
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  • flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound. The list...
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    Block Island meteorite, officially named Meridiani Planum 006 shortened as MP 006, was found on Mars by the Opportunity rover on July 17, 2009. It is about...
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    USS Block Island was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The Commencement Bay class were built during World War II, and...
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    Island Sound and the Connecticut River, and to determine that Manhattan and Long Island are islands. Though spending much of his time at sea, Block called...
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    The Block Island 40, also known as the Vitesse 40, is an American sailboat that was designed by William Tripp, Jr. in 1956–1957 and first built in 1957...
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    extension of Block Island Sound and opens out the Atlantic Ocean between Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Geographically, Rhode Island Sound is the...
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    the Block Island Express ferry service and the Thames Shipyard and Repair Company. Though there have been multiple proposals to bridge the Long Island Sound...
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    Shore of Long Island, to Block Island Sound. A mix of freshwater from tributaries, and saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound is 21 mi...
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  • THE BLOCK Set on Phillip Island". tvblackbox.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2024. Knox, David (30 June 2024). "Everything you need to know about The Block 2024...
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    Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Island, Fishers Island, Block Island, Long Island, Fire Island, Manhattan, Roosevelt Island, Staten Island, Barnegat...
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    England; similar glacial formations make up Long Island in New York and Block Island in Rhode Island. The name "Cape Cod", as it was first used in 1602...
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  • The Block Island Times is an independent weekly newspaper covering the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island, U.S., coextensive with Block Island. It is the...
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    2020 to block the sale and preserve Plum Island. In 2020, President Donald Trump signed the legislation. The northern portion of Plum Island is a recessional...
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    year-round ferry service that connects Block Island to the mainland and contains the fishing hamlet of Galilee, Rhode Island. Point Judith was either named for...
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    Kennedy married Katherine Anne "Kiki" Gershman (born 1959) on Block Island, Rhode Island. She is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale...
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    East Coast of the United States (category Landforms of Rhode Island)
    areas in New England, with offshore islands such as Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, and Fishers Island. From northern New Jersey southward...
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