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    Elizabeth Islands

    The Elizabeth Islands is an archipelago extending southwest from Cape Cod. They include over 20 small islands located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard from which they are separated by Vineyard Sound.

    Gay Head Aquinnah Clay Cliffs and Lighthouse Martha's Vineyard Overlook Vineyard Sound Elizabeth Islands
    Gay Head Aquinnah Clay Cliffs and Lighthouse Martha's Vineyard Overlook Vineyard Sound Elizabeth Islands

    EgorovaSvetlana / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    22 landforms

    Overview

    The Elizabeth Islands is an archipelago extending southwest from Cape Cod. They include over 20 small islands located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard from which they are separated by Vineyard Sound. The Elizabeth Islands constitute the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts, based on the outermost island of Cuttyhunk, where most of the year-round population resides. All islands except for Cuttyhunk and Penikese are privately owned by the Forbes family.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands8
    • Islets10
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Major islands

    1
    • Martha's Vineyard

      Martha's Vineyard

      Area
      242 km²
      High point
      95 m

      Martha's Vineyard (Wampanoag: Noepe), often simply called the Vineyard, is an island in Massachusetts, lying just south of Cape Cod. It is known for being a popular, affluent summer colony and includes the peninsula Chappaquiddick Island.

    Minor islands

    8

    Islets

    10

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Rock Island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m95 mMartha's Vineyard48 mNaushon46 mCuttyhunk36 mPasque24 mNashawena20 mBull18 mVeckatimest17 mPenikese16 mUncatena13 mMonohansett9 mNonamesset7 mWeepecket3 mGosnold2 mSlates
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Martha's Vineyard: 242 km²Martha's VineyardNaushon: 19.2 km²NaushonNashawena: 7.2 km²NashawenaPasque: 3.5 km²PasqueCuttyhunk: 2.3 km²CuttyhunkNonamesset: 1.5 km²NonamessetUncatena: 0.54 km²UncatenaPenikese: 0.34 km²PenikeseVeckatimest: 0.07 km²VeckatimestWeepecket: 0.04 km²WeepecketBull: 0.04 km²BullMonohansett: 0.04 km²MonohansettUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandGull: 0.7 haGullCedar: 0.4 haCedarBaret: 0.4 haBaretGosnold: 0.3 haGosnoldSlates: 0.2 haSlatesUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandRock: <0.1 haRockUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Martha's Vineyard242 km²
    Naushon Island19.2 km²
    Nashawena Island7.2 km²
    Pasque Island3.5 km²
    Cuttyhunk Island2.3 km²
    Nonamesset Island1.5 km²
    Uncatena Island0.54 km²
    Penikese Island0.34 km²
    Veckatimest Island0.07 km²
    Weepecket Island0.04 km²
    Bull Island0.04 km²
    Monohansett Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Gull Island0.7 ha
    Cedar Island0.4 ha
    Baret Island0.4 ha
    Gosnold Island0.3 ha
    Slates Island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Rock Island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs