
Block Island Sound, shown shaded in red, between the coast of the Rhode Island and Block Island.
'Block Island Sound' is a strait in the open
Atlantic, approximately ten miles wide, separating
Block Island from the coast of
Rhode Island in the
United States. Geographically, it is the eastward extension of
Long Island Sound, as well as the westward extension of
Rhode Island Sound.
Block Island Sound in pop culture
Block Island Sound is mentioned in singer
Billy Joel's song
''Downeaster 'Alexa', about the plight of
fishermen off
Long Island, New York.