Tuckernuck Island

41°18′8″N 70°15′26″W / 41.30222°N 70.25722°W / 41.30222; -70.25722

Tuckernuck is an island in the town and former whaling port of Nantucket, Massachusetts, west of Nantucket Island and east of Muskeget Island. Its name allegedly means "a loaf of bread".^[1] The island has an area of about 900 acres (360 hectares).^[2] The highest point is about 50 feet (15 m).

^ Macy, Obed (1835-01-01). The history of Nantucket [ed. by W. Coffin]. p. 267.
^ "Nantucket Photo Gallery 17 - Tuckernuck Island". www.islandofnantucket.info. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

[1] Macy, Obed (1835-01-01). The history of Nantucket [ed. by W. Coffin]. p. 267.

[2] "Nantucket Photo Gallery 17 - Tuckernuck Island". www.islandofnantucket.info. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

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