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Carting Island

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Carting Island is the largest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, east of Peacock Island (Connecticut), and southwest of Long Island (Connecticut), and Pope's Flat, it is also south of Fowler Island in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. The island is uninhabited except for occasional visits by anglers, bird watchers and duck hunters.

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Map of Carting Island, Stratford, CT 06614, USA

GeographyEdit

  • 41°12′48″N 73°6′48″W
  • Elevation: ~3 feet (0.91 m)
  • The mercury content was evaluated in 2003 at ~300 to 5000 ppb.

    • TransportationEdit

    All transportation to and from the island is by boat.

    References

    Carting Island Wikipedia
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