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Map of Long Island topography and the generalized glacial moraine locations.

The Harbor Hill Moraine, in the geography of Long Island, forms the northern of two ridges along the "backbone" of Long Island.[1]

  1. ^ Geological Survey: Quaternary History of the New York Bight: retrieved 23 August 2013.

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