Nashawena Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Nashawenna Island” and “Slokums Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gull Island and Penikese Island.
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.
Penikese Island
Island
Photo: Arwcheek, Public domain.
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.
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.
Nashawena Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.43573° or 41° 26′ 9″ northLongitude
-70.87728° or 70° 52′ 38″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
87HFC4PF+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 29692249OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4944971Wikidata ID
Q6966829
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Nashawena Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nashawena Island”
- Dutch: “Nashawena Island”
- French: “Nashawena Island”
- German: “Nashawena Island”
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