The Weepecket Islands are a group of three islands which are part of the

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of Dukes County,

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, United States. They are located off the north shore of Naushon Island, the largest of the Elizabeth Islands. Together the three Weepeckets have a land area of 0.051 km² (0.02 sq mi, or 12.6

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). The islands were used as a

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practice target range (the Weepecket Island Bomb Area) for bombs, rockets, and machine guns from 1941 to 1957. Today, the islands are uninhabited. and are a popular breeding ground for double-crested cormorants.

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Elizabeth Islands Uninhabited islands of Massachusetts Coastal islands of Massachusetts {{DukesCountyMA-geo-stub

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