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ID: 7014179
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Record Type: administrative |
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Nantucket (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 17 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.2833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 070 06 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -70.1000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on W shore of Nantucket Harbor. |
Names: |
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| Nantucket (preferred,C,V)
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............ | from Native American meaning "land far away" or "land far away at sea" |
| Sharborn (H,V)
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| Shelburne (H,V)
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| Sherborn (H,V)
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| Sherbourne (H,V)
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| Sherburn (H,V)
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| Sherburne (H,V)
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| Wesco (H,V)
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| Wesko (H,V)
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Nantucket (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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