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[edit] Long Island over 3000 square miles?

Hello. On Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous you posted the following query:

“ On the main page today, you listed 3 US islands over 3000 square miles in area. Your Long Island article lists Long Island as being over 3000 square miles in area. I think the area estimate in the Long Island article needs to be corrected. Can you claify this discrepancy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.186.249.110 (talk) 16:18, 29 October 2007 (UTC) ”

Encyclopædia Britannica states [1] that Long Island, "is 118 mi (190 km) long, 12–23 mi (19–37 km) wide, and has an area of 1,401 sq mi (3,629 sq km)." Looking at the edit history on Long Island, it appears that the wrong info was added [2] to the article 59 days ago. I have corrected the Long Island article and added the appropriate citations to both List of islands of the United States by area and Long Island.

Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention! --Kralizec! (talk) 18:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)