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There is some debate about how Long Island was named. Some have claimed the name comes from the time the nearby railway bridge was called 'Brooklyn Bridge' (it was constructed by the Union Bridge Company of Brooklyn, New York, hence the reference to America). Others have pointed out that since it is indeed a long and thin island, some 2 km long by 300m wide, the name may well have preceded this. Whatever the truth, the island is now joined to Brooklyn, and Hornsby Shire, by a railway causeway across Sandbrook Inlet, and to Cogra Point on the northern shore of the Hawkesbury River by the railway bridge. The railway passes through a tunnel at the eastern end of the island, where there are also a few houses with good views of nearby Dangar Island . Like Spectacle Island and Lion Island, Long Island is a nature reserve (73ha, notified in 1972), which means it is illegal to visit without permission. The New South Wales Parks And Wildlife Service runs very infrequent guided tours of the island, for those who are interested in its flora, fauna, geology and Aboriginal history. It is also possible to see the remains of the construction works associated with the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. One of the best views of Long Island is from Lloyd's Trig in nearby Muogamarra Nature Reserve . From this vantage point it is possible to look down on the length of the whole island with the mouth of the Hawkesbury River and Broken Bay in the far distance. REFERENCES |
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