Dosoris Island
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| Location | West Island, Glen Cove, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°53′33″N 73°38′19″W / 40.89250°N 73.63861°W |
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West Island, is a 46-acre private island in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York. West Island, the official name of the island, was referred to as "Dosoris Island" up until around the year 1900. It has also unofficially been called Salutation Island, Dana's Island, and Cavalier Island, at different points in time.
It is located on the North Shore of Long Island across from East Island and bordering the Long Island Sound.
The island is presently owned by Margo Walker, a real estate broker and socialite.
General Nathaniel Coles Jr., a descendant of Robert Coles, bred the thoroughbred horse, American Eclipse on West Island. American Eclipse was an undefeated American Thoroughbred racehorse in the early nineteenth century.