Shag Rocks (Massachusetts)
- Shag Rocks (Massachusetts)
The Shag Rocks are barren rocks situated some 10 miles offshore of downtown Boston, in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and within the city limits of Boston. The rocks are northeast of Little Brewster Island and west of Great Brewster Island and have been site of several shipwrecks. Boston Light on Little Brewster Island warns mariners to steer clear of the rocks. Public access is impractical.[cite web| title = Shag Rocks Factsheet | url = http://www.bostonislands.org/factsheet_template.asp?rsIslands__MMColParam=shag | publisher = Boston Harbor Islands Partnership | accessmonthday = October 7 | accessyear = 2006] ]References
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