Island · Massachusetts, United States
How Big Is Nantucket?
Nantucket covers about 124 km² (48 sq mi), or 30,592 acres. That's about the same size as Boston.
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How Nantucket Compares
Staten Island
17% smaller
Catalina Island
36% smaller
Martha's Vineyard
45% smaller
Manhattan
2.3× larger
Lake Norman
about the same size
Walt Disney World
67% larger
Boston
about the same size
San Francisco
about the same size
Paris
17% larger
British Virgin Islands
18% smaller
District of Columbia
30% smaller
Aruba
31% smaller
Massachusetts
164× smaller
United States
79,430× smaller
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Questions About the Size of Nantucket
How big is Nantucket?
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Nantucket covers about 124 km² (48 sq mi).
How many acres is Nantucket?
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About 30,592 acres.
Is Nantucket bigger than Boston?
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Not quite. They're about the same size: Nantucket covers 124 km² (48 sq mi) and Boston 124 km² (48 sq mi).
Which is bigger, Nantucket or Staten Island?
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Staten Island is bigger: about 1.2 times the size of Nantucket.
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