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Ronkonkoma Moraine

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17: 221: 216: 80: 211: 67:. Today, the moraine is most prominent in Suffolk County, where it traverses the center of Long Island and forms the 53: 193:"Sixty-Seven Fires Reported Last Year From The Selden Observation Tower". The Mid-Island Mail. August 15, 1935. 104: 68: 29: 64: 157: 60: 49: 122: 16: 20:
A map showing Long Island's topography and the generalized locations of the glacial moraines.
99: 45: 86: 205: 56:); the Harbor Hill Moraine cut through the Ronkonkoma Moraine's western portions. 138: 33: 183:("The Bald Hills near Holtsville are the highest land in Suffolk County") 181:"Holtsville Site The Better One". Suffolk County News. March 7, 1913. 15: 59:
The Ronkonkoma Moraine and the Harbor Hill Moraine intersect at
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Geological Survey: Quaternary History of the New York Bight
8: 32:, forms the southern of two ridges along 156:Ph.D, Kathleen M. Fallon (2021-09-24). 115: 52:(which reached Long Island during the 222:Landforms of Suffolk County, New York 7: 133: 131: 14: 143:Garvies Point Museum and Preserve 158:"Long Island's Dynamic History" 1: 217:Moraines of the United States 238: 83:– 331 ft (101 m) 44:The Ronkonkoma Moraine, a 54:Wisconsin Glacial Episode 212:Geography of Long Island 139:"Geology of Long Island" 105:List of glacial moraines 30:geography of Long Island 125:: retrieved 2013-08-23. 89:– 334 feet (102 m) 21: 19: 50:Harbor Hill Moraine 26:Ronkonkoma Moraine 22: 229: 195: 194: 190: 184: 182: 178: 172: 171: 169: 168: 162:ArcGIS StoryMaps 153: 147: 146: 135: 126: 120: 100:Terminal moraine 46:terminal moraine 237: 236: 232: 231: 230: 228: 227: 226: 202: 201: 198: 192: 191: 187: 180: 179: 175: 166: 164: 155: 154: 150: 137: 136: 129: 121: 117: 113: 96: 77: 75:Notable summits 48:, predates the 42: 36:'s "backbone." 12: 11: 5: 235: 233: 225: 224: 219: 214: 204: 203: 197: 196: 185: 173: 148: 127: 114: 112: 109: 108: 107: 102: 95: 92: 91: 90: 87:Telescope Hill 84: 76: 73: 41: 38: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 234: 223: 220: 218: 215: 213: 210: 209: 207: 200: 189: 186: 177: 174: 163: 159: 152: 149: 144: 140: 134: 132: 128: 124: 119: 116: 110: 106: 103: 101: 98: 97: 93: 88: 85: 82: 79: 78: 74: 72: 70: 66: 65:Nassau County 62: 57: 55: 51: 47: 39: 37: 35: 31: 27: 18: 199: 188: 176: 165:. Retrieved 161: 151: 142: 118: 61:Lake Success 58: 43: 25: 23: 63:in western 40:Description 34:Long Island 206:Categories 167:2021-12-20 111:References 69:South Fork 81:Bald Hill 28:, in the 94:See also 24:The 208:: 160:. 141:. 130:^ 71:. 170:. 145:.

Index


geography of Long Island
Long Island
terminal moraine
Harbor Hill Moraine
Wisconsin Glacial Episode
Lake Success
Nassau County
South Fork
Bald Hill
Telescope Hill
Terminal moraine
List of glacial moraines
Geological Survey: Quaternary History of the New York Bight


"Geology of Long Island"
"Long Island's Dynamic History"
Categories
Geography of Long Island
Moraines of the United States
Landforms of Suffolk County, New York

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