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Why would it be more likely for Long Island Sound to freeze, than the ocean off Rhode Island?​
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Why would it be more likely for Long Island Sound to freeze, than the ocean off Rhode Island?​

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The water is part freshwater, instead of entirely ocean water, which makes it freeze at a higher temperature because salt makes the water more resistant to freezing.

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