Fire Island
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Fire Island is the large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the South Shore of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York.
Fire Island Lighthouse, east of Robert Moses field 5
The Fire Island National Seashore during Spring
Panorama of Fire Island from the top of the Fire Island Light (distorted view)
German full-rigged ship Peter Rickmers aground on Fire Island, April 30, 1908
Fire Island National Seashore is a United States National Seashore that protects a 26-mile section of Fire Island, an approximately 30-mile long and 0.5-mile wide barrier island separated from Long Is
Fire Island
…520 and 1,310 feet (160 and 400 m) wide. The land area of Fire Island is 9.6 square miles (24.9 km2). The majority of the island's land is protected by Fire Island National Seashore which was created in 1964 in response to a protest movement against the construction of a highway through the island. As of 2024, life for Fire Island…
Fire Island Lighthouse
Visitor center
Aerial view of the breach at Old Inlet, looking from the Atlantic Ocean toward Great South Bay, on November 10, 2012.