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Nashawena Island is the second largest of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies between Cuttyhunk Island to the west and Pasque Island to the east. The island has a land area of 7.076 square kilometres (2.732 sq mi; 1,749 acres) and a population of 2 persons as of the 2000 U.S. Census.[1] The island is part of the town of Gosnold, Massachusetts. Nashawena is a Wampanoag word meaning "middle island". Rock Island and Baret Island are two small islands located north of Nashawena.




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• Nashawena Island
• Nashawena
• Elizabeth Islands
• Naushon Island
• Cuttyhunk Island
• List of Massachusetts placenames of Native American origin
• Buzzards Bay
• Saddleback Hill
• Pasque Island
• USS Nashawena