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style="display:none">Island in the town and former whaling port of Nantucket, Massachusetts</div> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tuckernuck_Island&amp;params=41_18_8_N_70_15_26_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°18′8″N</span> <span class="longitude">70°15′26″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, 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title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, west of Nantucket Island and east of <a href="/wiki/Muskeget_Island" title="Muskeget Island">Muskeget Island</a>. Its name allegedly means "a loaf of bread".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The island has an area of about 900 acres (360 hectares).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The highest point is about 50 feet (15&#160;m). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Settlement">Settlement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuckernuck_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Settlement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island is privately owned by its summer residents. Approximately 35 houses have been built on Tuckernuck; the oldest home on the island was built in the mid-18th century. The island has no paved roads or public utilities. Electricity is generated by gasoline-powered generators and <a href="/wiki/Photovoltaic_module" class="mw-redirect" title="Photovoltaic module">solar panels</a>. Water comes from several wells on the island and water heaters are generally gasoline-powered, as are the stoves. The island has some cars, but most of the motorized transportation is provided by <a href="/wiki/Golf_cart" title="Golf cart">golf carts</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geology">Geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuckernuck_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tuckernuck was originally formed by the terminal <a href="/wiki/Moraine" title="Moraine">moraine</a> of the last glacial episode (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_glaciation" title="Wisconsin glaciation">Wisconsin glaciation</a>). It still retains remnants of the moraine as low hills, but the southern half of the island consists of outwash plains (<i><a href="/wiki/Outwash_plain" title="Outwash plain">sandur</a></i>) characterized by coastal <a href="/wiki/Heath_(habitat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heath (habitat)">heathland</a>, a globally restricted and endangered plant community. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora_and_fauna">Flora and fauna</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuckernuck_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Flora and fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coastal heathland occurs only in the Northeast United States, from Long Island, NY, to Cape Cod, MA. Dominant species include little bluestem (<i><a href="/wiki/Schizachyrium_scoparium" title="Schizachyrium scoparium">Schizachyrium scoparium</a></i>), bearberry (<i><a href="/wiki/Arctostaphylos_uva-ursi" title="Arctostaphylos uva-ursi">Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</a></i>), and low ericaceous shrubs (Family: <i><a href="/wiki/Ericaceae" title="Ericaceae">Ericaceae</a></i>). There are extensive areas of scrub oak (<i><a href="/wiki/Quercus_ilicifolia" title="Quercus ilicifolia">Quercus ilicifolia</a></i>) vegetation of up to 15 feet (4.6&#160;m) in height, along with pitch pine (<i><a href="/wiki/Pinus_rigida" title="Pinus rigida">Pinus rigida</a></i>), black huckleberry (<i><a href="/wiki/Gaylussacia_baccata" title="Gaylussacia baccata">Gaylussacia baccata</a></i>) and sweet pepperbush (<i><a href="/wiki/Clethra_alnifolia" title="Clethra alnifolia">Clethra alnifolia</a></i>). Red maple (<i><a href="/wiki/Acer_rubrum" title="Acer rubrum">Acer rubrum</a></i>) and black gum (<i><a href="/wiki/Nyssa_sylvatica" title="Nyssa sylvatica">Nyssa sylvatica</a></i>) trees occur in <a href="/wiki/Kettlehole" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettlehole">kettlehole</a> swamps. 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Coffin&#93;</i></a>. p.&#160;<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/historynantucke00macygoog/page/n289">267</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=The+history+of+Nantucket+%5Bed.+by+W.+Coffin%5D.&amp;rft.pages=267&amp;rft.date=1835-01-01&amp;rft.aulast=Macy&amp;rft.aufirst=Obed&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fhistorynantucke00macygoog&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATuckernuck+Island" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.islandofnantucket.info/gallery17.html">"Nantucket Photo Gallery 17 - Tuckernuck Island"</a>. <i>www.islandofnantucket.info</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-04-13</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=www.islandofnantucket.info&amp;rft.atitle=Nantucket+Photo+Gallery+17+-+Tuckernuck+Island&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islandofnantucket.info%2Fgallery17.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATuckernuck+Island" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sohopress.com/books/death-on-tuckernuck/">"Death on Tuckernuck"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Death+on+Tuckernuck&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsohopress.com%2Fbooks%2Fdeath-on-tuckernuck%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATuckernuck+Island" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuckernuck_Island&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.islandofnantucket.info/gallery17.html">Island of Nantucket.info Tuckernuck Photo Gallery</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080829001432/http://www.nantucketindependent.com/news/2005/1102/Columns/007.html">"The Lighthouse Keeper" (Column/Editorial) <i>The Nantucket Independent</i>. 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