Canapitsit Channel

Canapitsit Channel is a channel that runs from Cuttyhunk Harbor to the Vineyard Sound and separates Nashawena Island from Cuttyhunk Island, two of the Elizabeth Islands off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Type: Channel
Description: strait in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Canapitset Channel” and “Canapitsett Channel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nashawena Island and Penikese Island.

Nashawena Island

Island

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Nashawena Island is the second largest of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies between Cuttyhunk Island to the west and Pasque Island to the east. Nashawena Island is situated 2 miles northeast of Canapitsit Channel.

Penikese Island is a 75-acre 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. Penikese Island is situated 2 miles north of Canapitsit Channel.

Gull Island

Island

Gull Island is a small island located just off the southeast coast of Penikese Island. It is part of the Elizabeth Islands and is entirely part of the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Gull Island is situated 1½ miles north of Canapitsit Channel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosnold.

Gosnold

Photo: Arwcheek, Public domain.

Gosnold is a town in Massachusetts off of Cape Cod encompassing the nine Elizabeth Islands, including Cuttyhunk Island, Naushon Island, Pasque Island, Nashawena Island and some adjacent smaller islands that stretch out from Woods Hole village of Falmouth.

Canapitsit Channel

Categories: strait and body of water
Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.42344° or 41° 25′ 24″ north

Longitude

-70.90781° or 70° 54′ 28″ west

Open location code

87HFC3FR+9V

GeoNames ID

4932193

Wikidata ID

Q5031123

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In Other Languages

“Canapitsit Channel” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Canapitsit Channel”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Canapitsit Airport and Cuttyhunk Harbor.

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