Dukes County, Massachusetts

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county county of Massachusetts

Dukes County, Massachusetts is an island county in the state of Massachusetts that includes Martha’s Vineyard and nearby islands and is known for its coastal communities and tourism.

Aliases (2)

Dukes County ×7
County of Dukes County ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county → county of Massachusetts →
borderedByBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean → Nantucket Sound → Vineyard Sound →
climate	humid continental climate →
contains	Aquinnah, Massachusetts → Chappaquiddick Island → Chilmark, Massachusetts → Cuttyhunk Island → Edgartown, Massachusetts → Elizabeth Islands → Gosnold, Massachusetts → Martha's Vineyard → Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts → Tisbury, Massachusetts → West Tisbury, Massachusetts →
country	United States →
FIPSCode	25007 →
GNISID	0618211 →
governmentType	county government (limited functions) →
hasAirport	Martha's Vineyard Airport →
hasCityOrTown	Aquinnah, Massachusetts → Chilmark, Massachusetts → Edgartown, Massachusetts → Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts → Tisbury, Massachusetts → West Tisbury, Massachusetts →
hasFerryServiceTo	Cape Cod, Massachusetts → New Bedford, Massachusetts →
hasTown	Gosnold, Massachusetts →
islandCounty	true →
knownFor	beaches → coastal communities → summer resorts → tourism →
largestIsland	Martha's Vineyard →
locatedIn	New England →
locatedOn	Elizabeth Islands chain → Martha's Vineyard Island →
namedFor	Duke of York →
partOf	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
primaryEconomicSector	seasonal services → tourism →
regionType	coastal region →
seat	Edgartown, Massachusetts →
state	Massachusetts →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aquinnah ("Dukes County") → Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard → Gay Head → Gay Head Light → Martha's Vineyard Airport → Moshup Beach → Vineyard Haven → West Chop → West Chop headland → West Tisbury ("Dukes County") →	locatedIn
Aquinnah ("Dukes County") → Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard ("Dukes County") → Chilmark ("Dukes County") → East Chop Light → Edgartown, Massachusetts → West Chop Light → West Tisbury ("Dukes County") →	county
Chappaquiddick Island → Elizabeth Islands → Martha's Vineyard → West Chop → West Tisbury ("Dukes County") →	partOf
Edgartown, Massachusetts →	isCountySeatOf
Chappaquiddick incident →	jurisdiction
Martha's Vineyard Airport ("County of Dukes County") →	owner
Martha's Vineyard Airport →	regionServed