Vineyard Sound

Ocean adjacent Martha's Vineyard, U.S.
41°26′30″N 70°46′28″W / 41.4417764°N 70.7744748°W / 41.4417764; -70.7744748, 41°28′45″N 70°39′59″W / 41.4792768°N 70.6664182°W / 41.4792768; -70.6664182, 41°23′59″N 70°53′43″W / 41.3998309°N 70.8953114°W / 41.3998309; -70.8953114, 41°21′45″N 70°47′48″W / 41.3626116°N 70.7966964°W / 41.3626116; -70.7966964, 41°32′35″N 70°28′56″W / 41.5431664°N 70.4822496°W / 41.5431664; -70.4822496, 41°31′47″N 70°33′43″W / 41.5298323°N 70.5619732°W / 41.5298323; -70.5619732[1]Part ofAtlantic Ocean

Vineyard Sound is the stretch of the Atlantic Ocean which separates the Elizabeth Islands and the southwestern part of Cape Cod from the island of Martha's Vineyard, located offshore from the state of Massachusetts in the United States. To the west, it joins Rhode Island Sound, and on its eastern end it connects to Nantucket Sound.[2]

Vineyard Sound holds some of the largest summer flounder in Massachusetts.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Vineyard Sound". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion (TISEC): Survey and Characterization of Potential Project Sites". Electric Power Research Institute, accessed September 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Luftglass, Manny. "Gone Fishin': Massachusetts' 100 Best Waters". Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England, 2008, p. 192, ISBN 978-1-58465-686-9.
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