Gallops Island (Mass.)
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Name (Latin)
Gallops Island (Mass.)
Other forms of name
Gallop Island (Mass.)
Gallup Island (Mass.)
Gallups Island (Mass.)
Galop Island (Mass.)
Nixes Island (Mass.)
Coordinates
-70.93952778 -70.93952778 42.32611944 42.32611944 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Islands Massachusetts
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q5519156
Library of congress:
sh2004006411
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2003280129: We came from all over, we went everywhere, c1994:p. 7 (1827: Gallops Island now spelled Gallups)
- BGN WWW Home page, Aug. 6, 2004(Gallops Island; in Boston Harbor between Long and Lovell islands 2.3 miles NW of Hull, City of Boston; in Suffolk County, Mass.; variant names: Gallop Island, Gallop's Island, Gallup Island; Gallups Island; Galop Island; Nixes Island; 42⁰19ʹ35ʺN, 070⁰56ʹ24ʺW)
- Webster's new geog. dict., 1984(Gallups Islands [sic], one of the smaller and outer islands in Boston Harbor, Mass.)
- Columbia Lippincott gazetteer of the world, 1961(Gallups Island; E Mass., in outer Boston Bay, 6 mi. SE of downtown Boston; ca. 1/2 mi. long)
- City of Boston WWW Home page, Aug. 6, 2004(Gallops Island; named for Captain John Gallop; 16-acre island)
- LC data base, Aug. 6, 2004(Gallops Island; Gallups Island)
Wikipedia description:
Gallops Island, also known as Gallups Island, is an island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is situated between Georges Island and Long Island, and is just over 6 miles (9.7 km) from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 23 acres (93,000 m2), plus an intertidal zone of a further 28 acres (110,000 m2), and is composed of one large drumlin, reaching an elevation of 79 feet (24 m) above sea level. The island has a rocky beach and offers long vistas from the top of its grassy bluffs.
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