Gull Island (Massachusetts)

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Gull Island is a small island located just off the southeast coast of Penikese Island. It is part of the Elizabeth Islands and is entirely part of the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts. [1] At one point it contained the Gull Island Bomb Area, a United States Navy bombing range. [2] It is currently uninhabited.

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References

  1. "Gull Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  2. "Gull Island-U.S. Navy Bombing Practice Area" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers . Retrieved 28 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]

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