普拉姆島
外觀
普拉姆島 | |
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Manittuwond | |
自然地理 | |
位置 | Block Island Sound/長島海灣 |
坐標 | 41°10′59″N 72°11′25″W / 41.18306°N 72.19028°W |
總島嶼 | 1 |
面積 | 840英畝(340公頃) |
長度 | 3英里(5千米) |
寬度 | 1英里(2千米) |
管轄 | |
美國 |
普拉姆島是美國紐約州薩福克縣的一座海島。位於長島最東端的加德納斯灣中。島長3英里(4.8公里),最寬處1-英里(1.6-公里)。[1]
美國農業部自1954年在島上設有普拉姆島動物疾病中心(PIADC)。
美國聯邦政府完全擁有普拉姆島的土地所有權。[2][3]訪客登島需事先獲得美國國土安全部書面許可。
參考文獻
[編輯]- ^ Corey Kilgannon. Home to High-Security Lab and Source of Rumors, Plum Island Faces Uncertain Future. The New York Times. September 14, 2016 [2020-05-09]. (原始內容存檔於2021-02-28).
- ^ Gerges, David. 'Beautiful views and harbour... in need of bit of biohazard work': Government tries to sell $80m animal disease island to pay off its debts. Daily Mail (London). 30 September 2011 [2020-05-09]. (原始內容存檔於2021-03-23).
- ^ "$50M+ sale of Plum Island put on backburner" (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館). The Real Deal: New York Real Estate News. February 22, 2012.
進一步閱讀
[編輯]- Ruth Ann Bramson, Geoffrey K. Fleming, Amy Kasuga Folk. A World Unto Itself: The Remarkable History of Plum Island. Southold, New York: Southold Historical Society, 2014.
- McMullen, K. Y., et al. (2010). Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Plum Island, New York [Open-file Report 2010–1005]. Reston, VA: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
- Peter Ross and William Smith Pelletreau. A History of Long Island: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 2. Long Island, NY: Lewis Publishing Company, 1905. [See Town of Southold – Plum ("Plumme") ("Plumbe") Island, pp. 438–440]
- "The Preservation of Plum Island As Open Space", Public Hearing on Plum Island, New York State Assembly, Albany, New York, Sept. 28, 2015. (Video of proceedings. 4:42:40 in length) (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
- Copy of Letter dated January 5, 2015 from Connecticut Fund For the Environment (CFE) & Save The Sound to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), regarding Endangered Species Act (ESA), 60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue
- Copy of Letter dated September 30, 2013, from New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), calling for both agencies to submit to a consent order requiring them to present a comprehensive environmental cleanup plan for Plum Island, in Suffolk County, New York, and giving New York State final review of the Island’s conditions before it is put up for sale. (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)
- Alexandra Cella, 「An Overview Of Plum Island: History, Research And Effects On Long Island」, The Long Island Historical Journal, Fall 2003/Spring 2004, Volume 16, Nos. 1–2, pp. 176–181
外部連結
[編輯]- Sale of Plum, Island, New York (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館) by the U.S. General Services Administration
- Preserve Plum Island Coalition (頁面存檔備份,存於網際網路檔案館)