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Penobscot Bay

American  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southern Maine. 30 miles (48 kilometers) long.


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For sale: Starboard Rock, a striking, architect-designed midcentury modern home built in 1969 on four acres overlooking East Penobscot Bay on Vinalhaven, an offshore island community located near Rockland, Maine.

From Washington Times Oct. 20, 2022

That cutter, the Penobscot Bay, serves as a platform from which to oversee the Coast Guard operations on the East River.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2022

Years passed, the softball with them, and I did not see Josh again until 1966, when he invited me to go with him to Hurricane Island, in Penobscot Bay.

From The New Yorker Jan. 6, 2020

And I'll bet the residents of the other islands and mainland around Penobscot Bay will be shocked to learn they're all poaching on the grounds of Matinicus.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2018

This was Penobscot Bay, on the coast of Maine.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter

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