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Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River〔http://www.sheltonconservation.org/cri/housatonic_river.htm〕 in Orange, Connecticut The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting.〔http://valley.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/two_men_dog_stranded_on_wooster_island/〕 Fishing is legal and considered safe,〔http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2008_draft_integrated_water_quality_report.pdf〕 though shellfishing is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion.〔http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/enviro.control?p_list_id=CT-C1_021-SB&p_cycle=2008〕 The southernmost tip of the island is considered the northernmost limit of salt water in the river.〔http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2008_draft_integrated_water_quality_report.pdf〕 ==Physical characteristics== *The island is approximately half-way north of Great Flat Island in Milford, and south of Two Mile Island in Shelton. *Elevation: ~ 〔http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-212273-Connecticut-Wooster_Island.html〕 *The water quality surrounding the island is known to contain Escherichia coli.〔http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2006appendixc303d.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wooster Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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