  Nonamesset Island  Nonamesset Island | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′30″N 70°41′13″W / 41.5084422°N 70.6869745°W[1] |
| Archipelago | Elizabeth Islands |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Area | .54 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 52 ft (15.8 m) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Dukes County |
| The Elizabeth Islands |
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Nonamesset Island is the most easterly of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The island has a land area of 1.398 km² (0.54 sq mi or 345.5 acres) and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census.[2] The island is part of the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts.
Painter Robert Swain Gifford was born on the island in 1840.[3]
References
- ↑ "Nonamesset Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ↑ David Bernard Dearinger; National Academy of Design (U.S.) (2004). Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826–1925. Hudson Hills. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-55595-029-3.
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