Appledore Island
Appledore Island is the largest of the Isles of Shoals located about seven miles off the Maine coast. It is part of the Town of Kittery, in York County.Photo: Shoaler, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in York County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Hog Island”, “Hoge Illand”, and “The Boreshead”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shoals Marine Laboratory and Smuttynose Island.
Shoals Marine Laboratory
University
Shoals Marine Laboratory is a seasonal marine field station located on Appledore Island, Maine, in the United States. Appledore Island is the largest of the Isles of Shoals archipelago, a group of rocky islands just offshore of the coastline of Maine and New Hampshire.
Smuttynose Island
Islet
Smuttynose Island is a 27-acre island in the Isles of Shoals, a group of small islands and tidal ledges located 6 miles off the coast of New Hampshire and 7 miles off the coast of Maine, United States.
Tucke Monument
Memorial
The Tucke Monument is a 46.5-foot-tall obelisk gravestone monument erected in 1914 to honor Reverend John Tucke. The monument is located on Star Island, New Hampshire, where Tucke was a minister, judge, educator, physician, and in his probate record, "owner" of a 12-year-old black girl by the name of Diana, valued at 20 pounds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport.
Gosport
Hamlet
Star Island is one of the Isles of Shoals that straddle the border between New Hampshire and Maine, approximately 7 miles from the mainland. It is the largest of the four islands that are located in New Hampshire at 38 acres and the second largest overall, after Appledore Island.
Appledore Island
- Category: landform
- Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Appledore Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Appledore Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة أبليدور”
- Cebuano: “Appledore Island”
- Chinese: “艾波多尔岛”
- Dutch: “Appledore Island”
- French: “Appledore Island”
- German: “Appledore Island”
- Hebrew: “האי אפלדור”
- Italian: “Appledore Island”
- Slovenian: “Appledore Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rye North Beach and Fairhill Manor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laighton Family Cemetery and Halftide Ledges.
Maine: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Augusta, Portland, Bangor, and Acadia National Park.
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