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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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    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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  • 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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    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. To...
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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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  • 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 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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  • Block Island School is a K-12 school in Block Island, Rhode Island. It was built in 1933, replacing five one roomed schools. Today, the Block Island School...
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    USS Block Island (CVE-106) (then LPH-1 and CVE-106 again) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was the second ship...
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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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  • 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 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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    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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    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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    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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    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 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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    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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    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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    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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    Conservation Society – purchased former USCGC Block Island and Pea Island, June 2015, and Bainbridge Island, November 2017. Ukrainian Navy – five acquired...
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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 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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  • the Rhode Island and New York Boundary Case, was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which held that the Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound in...
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  • carrier USS Block Island (CVE-21). The junior Ramsey served as a Naval Aviator aboard the sunken Block Island's namesake carrier, USS Block Island (CVE-106)...
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  • and town in Rhode Island, except for New Shoreham (Block Island), has at least one numbered route. State highways in Rhode Island are signed with a standard...
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