Plum Island, New York

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Plum Island, New York is a small, federally controlled island off the northeastern tip of Long Island best known as the site of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, a high-security research facility for contagious livestock diseases.

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Label Occurrences
Plum Island 3
Plum Island, New York canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
accessRestricted true
associatedWith Plum Island Animal Disease Center biosafety facilities
bestKnownFor Plum Island Animal Disease Center NERFINISHED
controlledBy United States federal government NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
environmentalConcern potential impacts of disease research
governedAs federal reservation
hasArea approximately 3 square miles
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean via Long Island Sound NERFINISHED
hasEcosystem coastal habitat
hasFacility Plum Island Animal Disease Center NERFINISHED
hasFormerFacility Fort Terry NERFINISHED
hasHistoricUse military installation
hasLighthouse Plum Island Light NERFINISHED
hasNearbyIsland Fisher's Island NERFINISHED
Great Gull Island NERFINISHED
hasNearbyWaterway The Race (Long Island Sound) NERFINISHED
hasResearchFocus contagious livestock diseases
foreign animal diseases
hasSecurityLevel high
hasStatus federally controlled area
hasWildlife coastal plant communities
migratory birds
legalStatus restricted federal property
locatedIn New York
surface form: New York (state)

Suffolk County, New York
Town of Southold, New York NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Long Island Sound NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Northeastern United States NERFINISHED
locatedNear Orient Point, Long Island NERFINISHED
locatedOff northeastern tip of Long Island
nearestPort Orient Point, New York NERFINISHED
ownedBy United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
partOf United States Atlantic coast barrier and coastal islands
previouslyOwnedBy United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED
protectedBy federal security
publicAccess prohibited
subjectOf environmental conservation debates
proposals for sale and redevelopment
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportAccess federal ferry from Orient Point
usedFor animal disease research
biodefense research
quarantine of livestock diseases
wasUsedBy United States Army NERFINISHED

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Plum Island Animal Disease Center location Plum Island, New York
Plum Island Animal Disease Center locatedOn Plum Island, New York
this entity surface form: Plum Island
Gardiners Bay hasIsland Plum Island, New York
this entity surface form: Plum Island
Porte des Morts (Death's Door) strait hasNearbyIsland Plum Island, New York
subject surface form: Porte des Morts
this entity surface form: Plum Island