Geology of Fishers island, New York

Research Article| January 01, 1905 Geology of Fishers island, New York* MYRON L. FULLER MYRON L. FULLER Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1905) 16 (1): 367–390. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-16-367 Article history first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation MYRON L. FULLER; Geology of Fishers island, New York. GSA Bulletin 1905;; 16 (1): 367–390. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-16-367 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Location and General RelationsFishers island, although belonging to New York state, is situated off the coast of the eastern portion of Connecticut, the western end being 7 miles southeast of New London and the east extremity within 2 miles of Napatree point, at the extreme southwest corner of Rhode Island (figure 1).The island is a little less than 7 miles in length and has an average width of somewhat over half a mile, although near Clay point and west of West harbor its width is upward of a mile (figure 2). It lies in the prolongation of the structural axis of Orient point, Long island, which axis, after passing through Plum and Fishers islands, is recognized along the ridge extending eastward from Watch hill, Rhode Island. Its position is masked throughout by a mantle of drift of the inner Wisconsin moraine. The island has the general sinuosity of . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.