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Maria Mitchell Aquarium

The Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, also known as the Nantucket Aquarium, is a small, local, seasonal aquarium in , . It serves as the island's only marine science center and resource.
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  • Type: Public aquarium
  • Description: zoo in Massachusetts, USA
  • Address: 28 Washington Street, Nantucket, MA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nantucket Whaling Museum and Nantucket United Methodist Church.

Museum
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a located in Nantucket, , . It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties. is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Maria Mitchell Aquarium.

Church
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Maria Mitchell Aquarium.

Lighthouse
Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lighthouse located on . The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987; it has the distinction of being the tenth light on the point, in addition to several range lights. is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Maria Mitchell Aquarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantucket and Shawkemo.

Town
Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in , United States, about 30 miles south of the peninsula. Together with the small islands of and , it constitutes the Town and County of , a combined county/town government.

Hamlet
is a village in Nantucket, , United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The name is an Indian word meaning "middle field of land". lies 4 miles west-northwest of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Maria Mitchell Aquarium.

Hamlet
is a village in Nantucket, , United States. Its elevation is 7 feet. The different spellings of its name led the Board on Geographic Names to designate its official spelling in 1900. The community lies 3.5 miles northwest of . is situated 4½ miles east of Maria Mitchell Aquarium.

Maria Mitchell Aquarium

Latitude
41.28188° or 41° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
-70.09587° or 70° 5′ 45″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Operator
Maria Mitchell Association
Open location code
87HF7WJ3+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 213826576
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­aquarium
Geo­Names ID
4943131
Wiki­data ID
Q6761437
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Maria Mitchell Aquarium” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماريا ميتشل اكواريوم”
  • Spanish: “Acuario Maria Mitchell”
  • Turkish: “Maria Mitchell Akvaryumu”
  • Turkish: “Maria Mitchell Aquarium”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maria Mitchell Aquarium”. Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 3.0.