50 Insane Geography Facts About Long Island

50 insane geography facts about Long Island that sound fake but aren't. It's the biggest island in the lower 48, built entirely from glacier rubble. It once had the only prairie east of the Appalachians. Every Apollo Lunar Module was built there. And the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ruled that it isn't an island at all. This countdown covers why Long Island has two forks and the legend of Lake Ronkonkoma. It explains why the island drinks only from aquifers under its own feet, and how hurricanes carved new inlets through Fire Island and the barrier beaches. Along the way: Montauk, the Sunken Forest, the Pine Barrens, Plum Island, Gardiners Island and Captain Kidd's treasure, the Big Duck, Levittown, the LIRR, and Grumman's moon landers in Bethpage. CHAPTERS 0:00 Long Island Is Weirder Than You Think 0:41 #50–48 Bigger Than Most States 2:01 #47–42 Built by a Glacier & the Lost Prairie 4:47 #41–36 Lake Ronkonkoma, Montauk & Walking Dunes 7:27 #35–31 Moving Islands & Hurricane Inlets 9:42 #30–25 Long Island Sound & the Hidden Aquifers 12:04 #24–20 Brown Tide, Clams & Blue Point Oysters 14:10 #19–15 Pine Barrens & Islands You Can't Visit 16:15 #14–12 The Island of Shells 17:20 #11–6 Ducks, Vineyards, Lindbergh & Levittown 19:47 #5–3 The LIRR's Strange Origin 21:00 #2 Where the Moon Landers Were Built 21:39 #1 The Supreme Court Says It's Not an Island Which fact got you? Tell me in the comments, and subscribe for more insane geography facts. #LongIsland #NewYork #Geography