Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island

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The Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island are a chain of narrow, sandy barrier islands along Long Island’s south shore that protect the mainland from the Atlantic Ocean and host popular beaches and coastal communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island chain
coastal landform
borderedBy Great South Bay
Hempstead Bay
Moriches Bay
Shinnecock Bay
South Oyster Bay
composedOf Cedar Island (historic, largely eroded)
Fire Island
Gilgo barrier segment
Jones Beach Island
Long Beach Barrier Island
Oak Beach barrier segment
Point Lookout barrier segment
Westhampton Island
contains Fire Island National Seashore
Hither Hills–adjacent barrier segments near Montauk (eastern extent context)
Jones Beach State Park
Robert Moses State Park
Smith Point County Park
crossedBy causeways and parkways connecting to Long Island mainland
formedBy longshore sediment transport
wave action
hasCharacteristic dynamic shoreline
low-lying
narrow
sandy
hasFunction protect mainland Long Island from Atlantic Ocean wave energy
protect mainland Long Island from coastal storms
protect mainland Long Island from storm surge
hosts coastal resort communities
permanent residential communities on some islands
seasonal beach communities
locatedAlong south shore of Long Island
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
New York State
United States
managedBy New York State agencies
county and local governments
federal agencies
partOf Atlantic coastal barrier island system
popularFor birdwatching
boating
fishing
surfing
swimming
separatedFrom Long Island mainland by back-barrier lagoons and bays
vulnerableTo coastal erosion
hurricane storm surge
sea level rise

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Jones Beach Island (eastern portion) partOf Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island
Fire Island partOf Outer Barrier islands of Long Island
linked to: Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island
Long Beach Barrier Island partOf Long Island barrier island system
linked to: Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island
Sunken Forest region Long Island barrier island system
linked to: Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island
Kismet locatedIn Long Island barrier islands
linked to: Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island
Smith Point partOf Fire Island barrier island system
linked to: Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island
Jones Beach Island partOf Outer Barrier Islands of Long Island