09/04/2006
Nantucket
North America
» United States
I?ve always been fascinated with islands, so when were in Massachusetts a few years ago, I made sure that we toured three of the most famous in the state; Nantucket being one of them. Located off Cape Cod, Nantucket is about 25 miles out to the sea and is really small, only measuring 3 miles by 14 miles at the biggest points. There?s about 100 miles of shoreline, though.
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