Monohansett Island
Appearance
Geography | |
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Coordinates | 41°30′14″N 70°42′11″W / 41.504°N 70.703°W[1] |
Archipelago | Elizabeth Islands |
Total islands | 1 |
Highest elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Dukes County |
The Elizabeth Islands |
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Monohansett Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands between Cedar Island and Naushon Island. It is located in Dukes County, Massachusetts, just east of Naushon Island and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Woods Hole in the Town of Gosnold. The name is of Indian origin that goes back to the close of the seventeenth century.