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The Porcupines
The Porcupines
Island
Hancock County · Maine
Description
Group of islands.
History
So called because at a distance they resemble a porcupine.
Nearby Features
Burnt Porcupine Island
Island · 0.4 mi NE
Sheep Porcupine Island
Island · 0.5 mi W
Rum Key
Island · 0.6 mi ENE
Bar Harbor
Bay · 0.6 mi WSW
Bar Ledge
Island · 0.8 mi W
Bald Porcupine Island
Island · 0.9 mi S
Frenchman Bay
Bay · 1.0 mi N
Bar Island
Island · 1.0 mi W
Porcupine Dry Ledge
Island · 1.1 mi SSW
Cromwell Harbor Ledge
Bar · 1.1 mi SSW
Data Sources & Attribution
Feature data:
U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
– U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation:
USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS)
.
Topographic basemap:
USGS National Map
.
Quad map thumbnails:
USGS US Topo
.
Watershed boundaries:
USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD)
.
Protected areas:
USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
– Gap Analysis Project.
Photos (where shown):
Wikidata
/
Wikimedia Commons
– individual licenses apply.
Printed map ordering:
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