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Somes Pond, Somesville, Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME

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Somes Pond, Somesville, Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME
Latitude (decimal)
44.360022
Longitude (decimal)
-68.3463466
Authoritative Source
U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) ( https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data : CSV data downloaded 31 May 2024).
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Depth Maps of Popular Lakes & Ponds on Mount Desert Island 
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Somes Pond Outlet Dam, Hancock County, ME 
Somes Pond Outlet, Hancock County, ME 
General Note
USGS does not distinguish between features named "mountain" and those named "hill." Furthermore, some features locally called either may be classified by USGS as a "ridge." ID Key: ACAD - Acadia National Park; GNIS - Geographic Names Information System (USA); GNS - Geographic Names System (Canada); NRHP - National Register of Historic Places.
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