Archaic term for the Eastern world
Orient
The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world.
It is the antonym of the term Occident, which refers to the Western world.
How locals move
Getting around Orient the local way
- Get inIn order to get onto this island, you must take either: North Ferry, +1 631-749-0139.
- Get inAt the end of Wiggins Street, ferry traffic makes a hard right turn and continues turning right to enter the final staging area.
- Get inThe ferry line takes you away from the ferry, around a loop, and back in line facing the ferry dock and passenger terminal.
From Wikivoyage: Shelter Island, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. That article was last edited 2021-05, so a service it names may have changed or stopped.
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