Plum Island (New York)
Plum Island (41°10′59″N 72°11′25″W / 41.18306°N 72.19028°W / 41.18306; -72.19028) is an island in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York in the United States. The island is in Gardiners Bay, east of Orient Point, off the eastern end of the North Fork coast of Long Island. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1-mile (1.6 km) wide at its widest point.
The island is the site of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, located in the former Fort Terry, and is also the location of the historic Plum Island Light and its automated replacement.
Plum Island is owned by the US Government, which was considering sale of the island as part of a debt-lowering package, but scrapped the plan in February 2012. Access to the island is controlled by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
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