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      • Langly Island
      • Little Brewster Island
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      • Noodle Island
      • Nut Island
      • Outer Brewster
      • Peddocks Island
      • Raccoon
      • Ragged Island
      • Rainsford Island
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Green Island

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_Green Island, also known as North Brewster Island, is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, to the north of Calf Island and Hypocrite Channel. The island has a permanent size of 2.5 acres (10,000 m2), plus an intertidal zone of a further 15 acres (61,000 m2), and is exposed from the east and northeast with little soil or plant life. The island is named after Joseph Green, a well-known merchant, who owned the island during Colonial times.

Green Island is a nesting area for Herring Gulls, Black-backed Gulls, Cormorants, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, and rats. The island is a popular location for striped bass fishermen during the summer months. However, access by humans is difficult, and especially discouraged during the birds' nesting season. Source: Wikipedia-Green Island


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