Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 616667

Location

State Massachusetts

County Nantucket

Feature Class Island

Coordinates

DMS

41°18'00"N 70°15'28"W

Decimal Degrees

41.3001234, -70.2577967

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Tuckernuck Island

Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

2.1 mi SE

Also Known As

Tuckannuckett Tuckanuckett Island Tuckerneck Island Tuckernuc Island

Hydrography

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Description

In Nantucket Sound 3 mi NW of Madaket; Town of Nantucket.

History

Indian name meaning "loaf of bread" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).