Nonamesset Island

Nonamesset Island is the most easterly of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The island has a land area of 1.398 km² (0.540 sq mi) or 345.5 acres) and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census.^[2] The island is part of the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts.

Nonamesset Island

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Geography
Coordinates	41°30′30″N 70°41′13″W[1]
Archipelago	Elizabeth Islands
Total islands	1
Area	.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Highest elevation	52 ft (15.8 m)
Administration
United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Dukes County

Painter Robert Swain Gifford was born on the island in 1840.^[3]

References

1. "Nonamesset Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
3. David Bernard Dearinger; National Academy of Design (U.S.) (2004). Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826–1925. Hudson Hills. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-55595-029-3.