Naushon Island

Naushon Island
Tarpaulin Cove light house on Naushon Island
Naushon Island is located in Massachusetts
Naushon Island
Naushon Island
Location of Naushon Island within Massachusetts
Naushon Island is located in the United States
Naushon Island
Naushon Island
Naushon Island (the United States)
Geography
LocationElizabeth Islands
Coordinates41°29′47″N 70°42′26″W / 41.4964979°N 70.7072523°W / 41.4964979; -70.7072523[1]
Total islands1
Area7.4 sq mi (19 km2)
Administration
United States
StateMassachusetts
CountyDukes County
Demographics
Population30 (2000)

Naushon Island is the largest of the Elizabeth Islands in southeastern Massachusetts. It is part of the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts, and is currently owned by the Forbes family. As of the 2000 census, the island had a permanent population of 30 people.

The island is seven miles (11 km) long and 7.4 square miles in land area (19.18 km2). It is separated from Cape Cod by a narrow strait and the smaller islands of Uncatena and Nonamesset, and is located four statute miles (6 km) northwest of Martha's Vineyard.

  1. ^ "Naushon Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-11-12.