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120: 96: 20: 309: 95: 54:. Its deepest point is approximately 175 feet (50 m), and it is over 100 feet (30 m) deep in several places. The sound almost splits the island in two. 119: 374: 270: 84:, who was one of the first settlers on the island and had a home at the end of the sound in Somesville, the first village on the island. 179: 262: 350: 162: 189: 62: 394: 379: 343: 211: 384: 369: 336: 152: 43: 8: 39: 24: 324: 185: 158: 19: 389: 232: 320: 111: 363: 285: 272: 81: 65:", it lacks the extreme vertical relief and anoxic sediments associated with 51: 125: 74: 308: 66: 316: 70: 58: 47: 35: 154:
Ultimate Acadia: 50 Reasons to Visit Maine's National Park
361: 177: 344: 351: 337: 73:by officials — a smaller drowned glacial 375:Bodies of water of Hancock County, Maine 214:. Maine Geological Survey. November 1998 18: 362: 157:. Down East Books. 2013. p. 99. 303: 128:of Valley Cove, Somes Sound. (1870s) 38:, a body of water running deep into 57:While often described as the "only 13: 212:"Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island" 108:Mount Desert Island, Maine (1855) 16:Body of water in the United States 14: 406: 307: 118: 94: 263:Geology of Acadia National Park 225: 204: 171: 145: 1: 184:. Random House. p. 248. 133: 323:. You can help Knowledge by 319:state location article is a 69:fjords, and is now called a 7: 10: 411: 302: 87: 80:Somes Sound was named for 242:, National Park Service 233:"The Story of Glaciers" 178:Debbie Harmsen (2008). 103:Entrance of Somes Sound 28: 395:Maine geography stubs 286:44.32083°N 68.30833°W 22: 380:Acadia National Park 44:Acadia National Park 291:44.32083; -68.30833 282: /  42:, the main site of 40:Mount Desert Island 25:Mount Desert Island 240:EarthCache Program 126:Stereoscopic image 29: 332: 331: 164:978-1-60893-224-5 23:Somes Sound from 402: 353: 346: 339: 311: 304: 297: 296: 294: 293: 292: 287: 283: 280: 279: 278: 275: 250: 249: 248: 247: 237: 229: 223: 222: 220: 219: 208: 202: 201: 199: 198: 175: 169: 168: 149: 122: 98: 410: 409: 405: 404: 403: 401: 400: 399: 385:Fjords of Maine 370:Sounds of Maine 360: 359: 358: 357: 300: 290: 288: 284: 281: 276: 273: 271: 269: 268: 254: 253: 245: 243: 235: 231: 230: 226: 217: 215: 210: 209: 205: 196: 194: 192: 176: 172: 165: 151: 150: 146: 136: 129: 123: 114: 109: 107: 99: 90: 17: 12: 11: 5: 408: 398: 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 356: 355: 348: 341: 333: 330: 329: 312: 266: 265: 259: 258: 252: 251: 224: 203: 190: 170: 163: 143: 142: 141: 140: 135: 132: 131: 130: 124: 117: 115: 112:Fitz Hugh Lane 100: 93: 89: 86: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 407: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 367: 365: 354: 349: 347: 342: 340: 335: 334: 328: 326: 322: 318: 313: 310: 306: 305: 301: 298: 295: 264: 261: 260: 256: 255: 241: 234: 228: 213: 207: 193: 191:9781400019045 187: 183: 182: 174: 166: 160: 156: 155: 148: 144: 138: 137: 127: 121: 116: 113: 105: 104: 97: 92: 91: 85: 83: 82:Abraham Somes 78: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 52:United States 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 26: 21: 325:expanding it 314: 299: 267: 244:, retrieved 239: 227: 216:. Retrieved 206: 195:. Retrieved 180: 173: 153: 147: 102: 101: 79: 56: 31: 30: 289: / 181:Maine Coast 32:Somes Sound 364:Categories 277:68°18′30″W 274:44°19′15″N 246:2010-07-25 218:2010-07-25 197:2010-07-25 134:References 63:East Coast 75:embayment 67:Norwegian 88:Gallery 61:on the 390:Fjards 257:Source 188:  161:  317:Maine 315:This 236:(PDF) 139:Notes 71:fjard 59:fjord 48:Maine 36:fjard 34:is a 321:stub 186:ISBN 159:ISBN 110:by 46:in 366:: 238:, 106:, 77:. 50:, 352:e 345:t 338:v 327:. 221:. 200:. 167:. 27:.

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Mount Desert Island
fjard
Mount Desert Island
Acadia National Park
Maine
United States
fjord
East Coast
Norwegian
fjard
embayment
Abraham Somes
Entrance of Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine (1855) by Fitz Hugh Lane
Fitz Hugh Lane
Stereoscopic image of Valley Cove, Somes Sound. (1870s)
Stereoscopic image
Ultimate Acadia: 50 Reasons to Visit Maine's National Park
ISBN
978-1-60893-224-5
Maine Coast
ISBN
9781400019045
"Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island"
"The Story of Glaciers"
Geology of Acadia National Park
44°19′15″N 68°18′30″W / 44.32083°N 68.30833°W / 44.32083; -68.30833
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Maine
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