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Aquidneck Island, also called Rhode Island, is the largest island in Narragansett Bay. It must be distinguished from the State of Rhode Island, of which it is part. The total land area is 97.9 km² (37.8 sq mi), and the population as of the 2000 census was 60,870. Image File history File links Aquidneck_Island_map. ... Narragansett Bay, shown in pink. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

The origin of the name "Rhode Island" is unclear. It may have been given its name because of its similarity in shape to the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean. Alternatively, it may been bestowed by Dutch navigator Adriaen Block who visited the island in 1614, who may have named it Roode after the Dutch word for "red". Location map of Rhodes Rhodes, (Greek: Ρόδος (pron. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Blocks map of his 1614 voyage, with the first appearance of the term New Netherland Adriaen Block (1567–1627) was a Dutch private fur trader and navigator who explored the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ...

The city of Newport shares the island with the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth. Newport is the fifth largest city in the state of Rhode Island. Newport as seen from the International Space Station. ... Middletown is a town located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... Location of Portsmouth, Rhode Island Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. ...

The Newport Bridge connects Aquidneck Island to Jamestown on nearby Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, and subsequently to the mainland on the western side of the bay. Additionally, the [[Mount Hope Bridge (in North Portsmouth), adjacent to Bristol Ferry and Common Fence Point, connects it to Bristol; and the [[Sakonnet River Bridge (in North Portsmouth)which is also Adjacent to Common Fence Point, carries traffic to Tiverton over the Sakonnet River, the narrow saltwater strait on the eastern side of the island. South of the Sakonnet Bridge, in the area known as The Hummocks and Island Park, is the site of the demolished Stone Bridge; Initially the bridges replaced the long running ferry system that allowed Aquidneck Islanders access to the mainland or other islands. The Claiborne Pell (Newport) Bridge. ... Location of Jamestown, Rhode Island. ... Conanicut Island Conanicut Island is the second largest island in Narragansett Bay, in the state of Rhode Island. ... Narragansett Bay, shown in pink. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Tiverton is a town located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... The Sakonnet River is not a river but an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island in the U.S.A. The 14 mile-long (23 km) inlet separates the island of Rhode Island from the mainland on the east. ...