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The Elizabeth Islands are a chain of over 20 small islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the United States. [1] They are located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard, from which they are separated by Vineyard Sound, and constitute the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts.
Naushon Island is the largest of the Elizabeth Islands in southeastern Massachusetts. It is part of the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts, and is currently owned by the Forbes family. As of the 2000 census, the island had a permanent population of 30 people. The island is seven miles (11 km) long and 7.4 square miles in land area (19.18 km 2 ).
Henry Beston, The Outermost House Cape Cod was formed by retreating glaciers Geologic makeup of Cape Cod The bulk of the land on Cape Cod consists of glacial landforms, formed by terminal moraine and outwash plains. This represents the southernmost extent of glacial coverage in southeast New England; similar glacial formations make up Long Island in New York and Block Island in Rhode Island ...
Eric Williams, when not solving Curious Cape Cod mysteries, writes about a variety of ways to enjoy the Cape, the weather, wildlife and other subjects. Contact him at ewilliams@capecodonline.com ...
Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Coordinates: 41°43′40.4″N 69°58′48.6″W. Pleasant Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean just north of the "elbow" of Cape Cod [1] [2] in Massachusetts. It is bounded on the east by a long peninsula and a barrier island, and harbors 7,825 acres (31.67 km 2) of saltwater when the tide is in. [citation needed]
minor island Shag Rocks: Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Sheep Island [5] Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Sipson Island: Orleans: inhabited: Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod, private Sipson Meadow: Slate Island [6] Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Snake Island: Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area ...
Veckatimest. Weepecket Islands. Penikese Island from the north in 2015. Penikese Island is a 75-acre (0.117 sq mi) island off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, in Buzzards Bay. It is one of the Elizabeth Islands, which make up the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts. Penikese is located near the west end of the Elizabeth island chain.
Cuttyhunk Island [1] is the outermost of the Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. A small outpost for the harvesting of sassafras was occupied for a few weeks in 1602, arguably making it the first English settlement in New England. Cuttyhunk is located between Buzzards Bay to the north and Vineyard Sound to the south.