Description
Off the southeast coast of Cape Cod, extends south from mouth of Chatham Harbor to Butler Hole between Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic ocean 6.4 km (4 mi) south of Chatham; Town of Chatham.
History
Monomoy is the Indian name for Chatham (Nason 1874). The islands in the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge were created when severe storms separated Monomoy Point from the mainland in the winter of 1958. More storms cut through the "new" island and created North Monomoy Island and South Monomoy Island. (US-T147/2005/US Fish and Wildlife Service)