Hypocrite Channel

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The Hypocrite Channel is a small channel in Massachusetts Bay, located within the city limits of Boston. It's also located within the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The channel runs between the islands of Half Tide Rocks, Calf Island, Little Calf Island, and Green Island.

Channel (geography) A type of landform in which part of a body of water is confined to a relatively narrow but long region

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Massachusetts Bay A bay on the Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the central coastline of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Bay is a bay on the Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the central coastline of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area protected area

The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsula, many of which are open for public recreation and some of which are very small and best suited for wildlife. The area is run by the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership. It includes the Boston Harbor Islands State Park, managed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Twenty-one of the 34 islands in the area are also included in the Boston Harbor Islands Archeological District.

Coordinates: 42°20′51.71″N70°53′40.26″W / 42.3476972°N 70.8945167°W / 42.3476972; -70.8945167

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