Chappaquiddick Island

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barrier beach island island

Chappaquiddick Island is a small, largely undeveloped island off the eastern end of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, known for its beaches, wildlife, and the 1969 incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.

Aliases (1)

Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, United States ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	barrier beach island → island →
access	only by boat or ferry →
associatedWith	Ted Kennedy →
connectedBy	Chappy Ferry →
country	United States →
developmentLevel	largely undeveloped →
hasActivity	birdwatching → fishing → hiking → off-road beach driving →
hasCoastlineType	eroding bluffs → sandy beaches →
hasEcosystem	barrier beaches → coastal dunes → salt marshes →
hasEvent	1969 Chappaquiddick incident →
hasFeature	Cape Poge Bay → Cape Poge Lighthouse → Wasque Point →
hasProtectedArea	Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge → Mytoi Japanese Garden → Wasque Reservation →
hasSettlementType	sparsely populated area →
hasTransportation	Chappy Ferry →
hasWildlife	osprey → seals → shorebirds →
knownFor	1969 Chappaquiddick incident → beaches → outdoor recreation → relative lack of development → wildlife →
locatedEastOf	Martha’s Vineyard →
locatedIn	Martha’s Vineyard → Massachusetts →
locatedInBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Edgartown Harbor → Nantucket Sound →
managedBy	The Trustees of Reservations →
nameVariant	Chappy →
offCoastOf	Cape Cod region →
partOf	Dukes County, Massachusetts → Town of Edgartown, Massachusetts →
separatedFrom	Martha’s Vineyard →
subjectOf	books about the Chappaquiddick incident → films about the Chappaquiddick incident →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cape Poge Bay → Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge → Chappaquiddick Road network → Dike Bridge → Poucha Pond →	locatedIn
Dukes County, Massachusetts → Edgartown, Massachusetts →	contains
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge → Dike Bridge →	isOnIsland
Edgartown Harbor →	adjacentTo
Martha's Vineyard →	hasNearbyIsland
Poucha Pond →	hasShorelineOn
Poucha Pond →	isPartOf
Poucha Pond →	locatedOnIsland
Mary Jo Kopechne ("Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Chappaquiddick →	settingLocation