Martha’s Vineyard, island, Dukes County, southeastern Massachusetts, separated from Cape Cod by Vineyard Sound. It measures 280 sq km (110 sq mi) in area. It is noted as a summer resort. Edgartown, the chief town, was a whaling center. The island, which still shows traces of colonial life, was settled in 1642. Population of Dukes County (2003) 15,601.
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