Nomans Land (Massachusetts)
Native name: Cappoaquit | |
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1971 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection photograph of Nomans Land | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Dukes County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41°15′20″N 70°48′53″W / 41.25556°N 70.81472°W |
| Area | 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Length | 1.56 mi (2.51 km) |
| Coastline | 6.96 km (4.33 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 102 ft (31.1 m) |
| Highest point | The Summit |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Dukes |
| Town | Chilmark |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2026) |
| Additional information | |
| Official website | Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge |
| Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge | |
Nomans Land (Wampanoag: Cappoaquit; also mapped "No Man's Land," "No Mans Land," or "No Man's island"), is an uninhabited island 612 acres (248 ha) in size, located in the town of Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) off the southwest corner of the island of Martha's Vineyard.
The island was used by the United States Navy as a practice bombing range from 1943 to 1996. In 1998, the Navy transferred the island to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for use as an unstaffed wildlife refuge, which now forms Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge. Due to safety risks from unexploded ordnance and its value as a wildlife habitat, the island is closed to all public use.