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Spar Island (Rhode Island)

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Coordinates: 41°41′18″N 71°13′13″W / 41.68827°N 71.22033°W / 41.68827; -71.22033
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Spar Island is a small sandbar in Mount Hope Bay[1][2] in eastern Rhode Island. The island is more or less a sand bar, and is made up entirely of an intertidal zone. A small portion is visible at high tide, expanding by about 4 times that size at low tide.

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  1. ^ Griffes, P.L. (2004). Atlantic Boating Almanacs: Cape Cod, Ma To Sandy Hook. Prostar Publications. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-57785-502-6. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Gannett, H. (1894). A geographic dictionary of Rhode Island. Bulletin. Govt. Print. Off. p. 28. Retrieved April 28, 2015.

41°41′18″N 71°13′13″W / 41.68827°N 71.22033°W / 41.68827; -71.22033


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