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- Mauryho ostrov (angl. Maury Island) je malý ostrov v Pugetově zálivu, v americkém státě Washington. Pevninská šíje, kterou postavili ženisté z americké armády, ho spojuje s Vashonovým ostrovem. Před výstavbou byly ostrovy spojené pouze při odlivu. Ostrov má venkovské prostředí s výtečnou zemědělskou půdou, lesy a nevyvinutým pobřežím. Momentálně probíhá na jihu ostrova průzkum zdejšího životního prostředí. Nejvýchodnějším bodem ostrova je Robinsonův mys, na kterém se nachází maják Point Robinson Light. Ostrov byl pojmenován v průběhu Wilkesovy expedice po Williamu Lewisovi Maurym, který v polovině devatenáctého století přepadával lodě Unie ku prospěchu Konfederace. V roce 1947 bylo prý spatřeno na ostrově UFO. Mauryho ostrov je také centrem kontroverze mezi místními občany a společností Glacier Northwest, která dováží stavební potřeby. Na ostrově ale společnost vlastní štěrkovnu, kterou plánuje rozšířit na dvojnásobek. Pak bude moci těžit 40 tisíc tun štěrku denně, což není v souladu se státními zákony, které povolují pouze polovinu. Štěrkovna se nachází nedaleko chráněné námořní oblasti, kterou by zvýšená těžba mohla ohrozit. 30. prosince 2010 se okres King zmocnil pozemku a klíčů od hlavní brány. Rada totiž přijala návrh vedoucího okresu Dowa Constantina, který chtěl štěrkovnu koupit. Okresní oddělení přírodních zdrojů a parků nyní pracuje s obcí na zušlechtění pozemku pro veřejnost a obnovení životního prostředí pro divokou zvěř. Míle pobřeží, která byla částí koupě, je nejdelším nerozvinutým pobřežím v regionu a také velice důležitým pro divoká zvířata a ryby. (cs)
- Maury Island is a tied island in Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus built by local homeowners in 1913. Before construction of the isthmus, the island was connected to Vashon only during low tide. The island is rural with large areas of farmland, forest, and relatively undeveloped shoreline. Currently, environmental issues on the island are under considerable scrutiny. Maury Island was named in 1841 during the Wilkes Expedition in honor of William Lewis Maury, who between 1863 and 1864 raided Union ships on behalf of the Confederacy and is buried in Caroline County, Virginia. It was the site of the Maury Island incident, a case of an alleged encounter with a UFO. Point Robinson Light is located on Point Robinson, the easternmost point on Maury Island. Dockton was once the site of a dry dock as well as a salmon cannery. Maury and Vashon Islands are home to the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council. In the 1940s, Vashon had a chamber of commerce that acted more like a community council than a traditional chamber. By the 1950s, the precursor to today's community council was organized and called itself the "Civic Assembly." Today, the Community Council is charged with working to preserve the rural nature of Vashon and Maury Islands. Maury Island was also the center of controversy between the locals and , a company that supplies ready-mixed concrete owned by the Taiheiyo Cement Company of Japan. The company intended a 300-fold expansion of their existing gravel mine on the island, which was previously permitted to extract up to 20,000 tons per year. With the expansion, the company would have gained the capability to extract up to 40,000 tons per day. The opposition group made up of local islanders was known as Preserve Our Islands and staunchly advocated gathering more information before continuing mining operations on the island. The affected shoreline is located within the state's only existing aquatic preserve for notably diverse marine ecosystems. Opponents of the mine disputed many of the claims made by Glacier Northwest and alleged that the project will severely impact sensitive shoreline habitat [1]. On December 30, 2010 King County bought the property and took possession of the land, including the keys to the property gate. The council adopted King County Executive Dow Constantine's proposed purchase and sale of the property on December 6, including the adoption of his financing package. The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks will now work with the community to improve the property for public open space, while restoring the ecological habitat for wildlife. The mile of shoreline that is part of the purchase is the longest undeveloped stretch of shore in King County, and will be a critical part of the region's wildlife habitat for fish, birds and Puget Sound marine life. (en)
- L'île Maury est une île de l'État de Washington, dans le comté de King, aux États-Unis. (fr)
- Maury Island è un'isola degli Stati Uniti d'America che si trova nello stato di Washington e nella contea di King. L'isola, ubicata nello stretto di Puget, è lunga circa 5,3 km e larga circa 3 km. È collegata ad un'isola più grande, la , da un istmo artificiale costruito nel 1913. Maury Island ha due riserve naturali, la Maury Island Natural Area e il Maury Island Marine Park. (it)
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- L'île Maury est une île de l'État de Washington, dans le comté de King, aux États-Unis. (fr)
- Maury Island è un'isola degli Stati Uniti d'America che si trova nello stato di Washington e nella contea di King. L'isola, ubicata nello stretto di Puget, è lunga circa 5,3 km e larga circa 3 km. È collegata ad un'isola più grande, la , da un istmo artificiale costruito nel 1913. Maury Island ha due riserve naturali, la Maury Island Natural Area e il Maury Island Marine Park. (it)
- Mauryho ostrov (angl. Maury Island) je malý ostrov v Pugetově zálivu, v americkém státě Washington. Pevninská šíje, kterou postavili ženisté z americké armády, ho spojuje s Vashonovým ostrovem. Před výstavbou byly ostrovy spojené pouze při odlivu. Ostrov má venkovské prostředí s výtečnou zemědělskou půdou, lesy a nevyvinutým pobřežím. Momentálně probíhá na jihu ostrova průzkum zdejšího životního prostředí. Nejvýchodnějším bodem ostrova je Robinsonův mys, na kterém se nachází maják Point Robinson Light. (cs)
- Maury Island is a tied island in Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus built by local homeowners in 1913. Before construction of the isthmus, the island was connected to Vashon only during low tide. The island is rural with large areas of farmland, forest, and relatively undeveloped shoreline. Currently, environmental issues on the island are under considerable scrutiny. Point Robinson Light is located on Point Robinson, the easternmost point on Maury Island. Dockton was once the site of a dry dock as well as a salmon cannery. (en)
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