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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

Anticipation morphed into apprehension starting in March, when the local government of a Penobscot Bay island near my coastal cabin voted to ban all visitors, even seasonal residents who owned property there.

From Washington Post Jul. 30, 2020

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

The fisheries, however, are all on the lower part of the river and in the estuary into which it empties, Penobscot Bay.

From New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century by Various

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