Cedar Island (Dukes County, Massachusetts)

Cedar Island
Cedar Island is located in Massachusetts
Cedar Island
Cedar Island
Cedar Island is located in the United States
Cedar Island
Cedar Island
Geography
Coordinates41°30′18″N 70°41′52″W / 41.5051089°N 70.6978079°W / 41.5051089; -70.6978079[1]
ArchipelagoElizabeth Islands
Total islands1
Administration
United States
StateMassachusetts
CountyDukes County
The Elizabeth Islands
Major islands
Minor islands

Cedar Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands between Monohansett Island and Nonamesset Island. It is located in Dukes County, Massachusetts, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southwest of Woods Hole in the Town of Gosnold. The island has been known as Cedar Island due to the profusion of small cedars that grow on it. On 1911 C&GS Charts it is named "East Buck Island".

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Cedar Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
Stub icon

This Dukes County, Massachusetts geography–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cedar_Island_(Dukes_County,_Massachusetts)&oldid=976674162"