Great Duck Island
Great Duck Island is a small island in the Gulf of Maine, 11 miles south of the entrance to Frenchman Bay, not far from Acadia National Park. Along with nearby Little Duck Island and 11 others, it is part of the town of Frenchboro.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hancock County, Maine, United States
- Also known as: “GDI” and “Great Duck Island, Maine”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Duck Island Light.
Great Duck Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Great Duck Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Frenchboro, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.14981° or 44° 8′ 59″ north
Longitude
-68.24843° or 68° 14′ 54″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
87PH4QX2+WJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Great Duck Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Great Duck Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Duck Island”
- French: “Great Duck Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Duck Island and Drum Island.
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