2024 Map of Isles of Shoals

About this map

Appledore Island and Star Island anchor this archipelago along the marine boundary of Maine and New Hampshire. The cluster of landforms known as the Isles of Shoals includes several historically significant sites, such as the settlement of Gosport and its associated Gosport Village Cem. Small, family-named burial grounds like the Laighton Thaxter Cem on Appledore Island and the Haley Cem on Smuttynose Island offer tangible links to the seafaring families who once inhabited these rocky outposts. The map also delineates the protected waters of the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge and numerous navigational hazards like Anderson Ledge and Cedar Island Ledge. This modern survey records the complex maritime geography of Gosport Harbor and the surrounding Atlantic Ocean, preserving the names of specific ledges and coves used by generations of coastal mariners.