Largest Atlantic islands of the US
September 4th, 2007In response to a reader query, this is a preliminary list of the largest American Atlantic islands, with the areas in square miles:
1. Long I., NY –1401
2. Marsh I., LA — 117
3. Mount Desert I., ME — 106
4. Martha’s Vineyard. MA — 97
5. Merritt I., FL — 93 (boundaries debatable)
6. Saint James I., FL — 79 (partially riverine)
7. Johns I., SC — 75
8. Matagorda I., TX – c. 71
9. Port Royal I., SC — 70
10. Saint Helena I., SC — 59
11. Staten I., NY — 58.7
12. Point Au Fer I., LA — 58
13. Edisto I., SC — 54
September 8th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Are you sure you’re not missing some in NC? There’s a whole huge mass of farmland east of core creek NC that sure looks like a large island to me. A few other east Carolina areas appear to be man-made islands by virtue of canals cutting through.
September 25th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Hello!
This is a neat idea for a blog. I came through via the South Pacific Travel Blog. I’m coming across all sorts of interesting travel sites now that I’ve started looking. I’ll have to check out your main page next.
It’d be nice to see some more pictures with your posts here. Islands are so exotic.