Baret Island
Baret Island is a small, sandy but mostly-rocky, oval-shaped island in Buzzards Bay; it is part of the town of Gosnold, in Dukes County and the Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts, USA.[2] The island is just off the near mid-northern coast of Nashawena Island, northeast of Rock Island, southeast of a peninsula known as The Neck on Nashawena Island, and directly north of Middle Pond, also on Nashawena.
  Baret Island  Baret Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°26′08″N 70°53′08″W[1] |
| Archipelago | Elizabeth Islands |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Highest elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Dukes County |
| The Elizabeth Islands |
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| Islands listed in order from east to west: |
| Major Islands: |
| Nonamesset Uncatena Naushon Pasque Nashawena Penikese Cuttyhunk |
| Minor Islands: |
| Bachelor Baret Bull Cedar Gosnold Gull Rock Veckatimest Weepecket Islands |
References
- "Baret Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- "Baret Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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