House Island (Massachusetts)
- House Island (Massachusetts)
Infobox Islands
name = House Island
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location = Massachusetts Bay outside
Manchester Harbor
coordinates = coord|42|33|10|N|70|46|53|W|region:US_type:isle|display=inline,title
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length_mi = 2.2
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elevation = convert|20|ft|m|lk=on|abbr=on
country = United States
country admin divisions title = State
country admin divisions = Massachusetts
country admin divisions title 1 = County
country admin divisions 1 = Essex
country admin divisions title 2 = Town
country admin divisions 2 = Manchester-by-the-Sea
population = 0
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additional info = [Gnis|614710|House Island. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.] ]
House Island is a small island on the outskirts of Manchester Harbor in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, United States.
House Island is uninhabited; sources of the name are unconfirmed. The island has steep rocky sides and dense vegetation away inland from the steep cliffs that surround it. The island is covered in poison ivy and is not recommended for visitation. The steep cliffs of the island allow passing ships and lobstermen to come within as little as convert|20|ft|m of the shoreline without running aground.
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