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Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Island Facts: Apple Island
 

NOT WITHIN BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK AREA 

 
This island disappeared under Logan Airport in 1946.

General Information
Managed by the Massachusetts Port Authority.

Agency Designation: Logan International Airport
Harbor Location:  Inner Harbor
Double-crested Cormorant Rests at Boston Harbor Islands  

Did You Know?
Shag Rocks in Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area offers roosting sites for cormorants and other seabirds that fish the surrounding waters. Better known in Britain as “shags,” cormorants gave this rocky outcropping its name.
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