Shark Island
Shark Island is an islet in Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monhegan.
Monhegan
Hamlet
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Monhegan is a historic island plantation in the Gulf of Maine, approximately 12 nautical miles off the coast of Maine. Part of Lincoln County, Maine, the island has been inhabited for over 400 years and is renowned as one of America's oldest and most influential artist colonies. Monhegan is situated 6 miles south of Shark Island.
Shark Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.8453° or 43° 50′ 43″ northLongitude
-69.35564° or 69° 21′ 20″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87MGRJWV+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 829792220OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4978376
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