Nomans Land (Mass.)
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Name (Latin)
Nomans Land (Mass.)
Other forms of name
Dock Island (Mass.)
Hendrick Christiaenseus Eylant (Mass.)
Isle de Hendrick (Mass.)
Isle of Man (Mass.)
Isle of No-Mans-Land (Mass.)
Marthaes Vineyard (Mass. : Nomans Land)
No Man's Land (Mass.)
Noe Mans Land (Mass.)
Nomansland (Mass.)
Coordinates
-70.8125 -70.8125 41.25444444 41.25444444 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Islands Massachusetts
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2028826
Library of congress:
sh2005002083
Sources of Information
- GNS, March 29, 2005(Nomans Land, island, Dukes Co. Variant names: Dock Island; Hendrick Christiaenseus Eylant; Isle De Hendrick; Isle of Man; Isle of No-Mans-Land; Marthaes Vineyard [also a variant name of Martha's Vineyard]; No Man's Land; No Mans Land; No Mans Land Island; No-Mans-Land; Noe Mans Land; Noman's Land; Nomans Isle; Nomansland)
- Web. geog.(No Man's Land)
- Col. gaz.(No Man's Land)
- Banks, C.E. History of Martha's Vineyard, 1911(Noman's Land: "This island, situated two and three-quarters miles to the southward of Gay Head, enjoys the distinction of being the first land touched by Gosnold in 1602 and receiving from the explorers the name of "Marthaes Vineyard." This title, as we know, became attached to the present island bearing the name, although the reasons for the transfer of nomenclature are not understood.")
Wikipedia description:
Nomans Land (Wampanoag: Cappoaquit; also mapped "No Man's Land," "No Mans Land," or "No Man's island"), is an uninhabited island 612 acres (248 ha) in size, located in the town of Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) off the southwest corner of the island of Martha's Vineyard. The island was used by the United States Navy as a practice bombing range from 1943 to 1996. In 1998, the Navy transferred the island to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for use as an unstaffed wildlife refuge, which now forms Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge. Due to safety risks from unexploded ordnance and its value as a wildlife habitat, the island is closed to all public use.
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