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==Geography== [[Image:EdgartownWhaleTaleSculpture.JPG|thumb|Photo of the Whale Tail Sculpture in downtown Edgartown]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|122.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|27.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|95.8|sqmi|km2}} (78.01%) is water. Edgartown is ranked 103rd out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth by land area, and is the largest town by land area in Dukes County. Edgartown is bordered by [[Nantucket Sound]] to the northeast and east, the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the south, [[West Tisbury, Massachusetts|West Tisbury]] to the west, and [[Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts|Oak Bluffs]] to the north. The town also shares a common corner with [[Tisbury, Massachusetts|Tisbury]] (along with West Tisbury and Oak Bluffs). Edgartown is located at the eastern end of [[Martha's Vineyard]] (referred to as "down-island", a vestige of the island's traditional maritime manner of speaking in that as a ship travels east, it is said to be traveling "down east" as [[longitude]] decreases towards the [[Prime Meridian]]<ref>[http://www.mvol.com/articles/50/ Martha's Vineyard Villages & Towns - Martha's Vineyard Online]</ref>). [An alternative explanation and one prevalent in Maine, is that down east is down wind in the prevailing winds of the New England coast, down island would also be down wind. For those who have spent a lot of time sailing (as opposed to 'power boating'), down wind is more important to a sailor than decreasing longitude.][[Image:Cannon ball park w.jpg|thumb|220px|Cannonball Park, Edgartown, Massachusetts]]The town of Edgartown includes the smaller island of [[Chappaquiddick Island|Chappaquiddick]], sometimes connected to the rest of Martha's Vineyard only by a barrier beach which can be breached during storms. Chappaquiddick is separated from the town center by Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay. The town is close to Nantucket's [[Muskeget Island]], which is seven miles east of Wasque Point, the southeasternmost point of Chappaquiddick. [[Katama]] is the south-central portion of Edgartown. In addition to a beach, Katama has within its boundaries the [[Katama Airpark]], the [[Katama Farm]], the [[Herring Creek Farm]] and two resorts. Edgartown is also home to half of the [[Manuel F. Correllus State Forest]], which extends into neighboring West Tisbury. There are nine beaches, a yacht club, and several preserves and reservations in the town, including the Wasque Reservation along the south shore of Chappaquiddick and the Cape Pogue Wildlife Refuge along the east shore of the island. There are two lighthouses in the town, the [[Cape Pogue Light]] on Chappaquiddick and the [[Edgartown Harbor Light]] in Edgartown Harbor.
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