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Nantucket Island (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 17 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.2833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 070 05 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -70.0833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Island in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 miles S of Cape Cod; name is probably derived from Native American word meaning "the far-away land," or "Nantuck" meaning sandy, sterile soil.". |
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| Nantucket Island (preferred,C,V)
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............ | from Native American name |
| Mantuckett (H,V)
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| Mantukes (H,V)
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| Nantican Island (H,V)
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| Nantocket (H,V)
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| Nantocket Island (H,V)
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| Nantoe (H,V)
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| Nantoe Island (H,V)
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| Nantucket (H,V)
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| Nantuckett (H,V)
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| Nantucquet (H,V)
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| Nantukes (H,V)
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| Nantuket (H,V)
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| Nantuket Island (H,V)
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| Nantukett (H,V)
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| Nantukket (H,V)
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| Nantukket Island (H,V)
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| Natace Island (H,V)
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| Natacei (H,V)
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| Natocke (H,V)
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| Natocke Island (H,V)
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| Natocko Island (H,V)
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| Nautican (H,V)
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............ | Native American name for the place |
| Nauticon Island (H,V)
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| Neutocket (H,V)
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| Neutocket Island (H,V)
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| Siasconset Island (H,V)
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| Vlieland (H,V)
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