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Veckatimest Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands, part of the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The island has a land area of 0.0675 square kilometres (0.0261 sq mi; 16.7 acres) and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census.^{[citation needed]}

Veckatimest Island

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Geography
Coordinates	41°30′27″N 70°41′58″W[1]
Archipelago	Elizabeth Islands
Total islands	1
Area	.026 sq mi (0.067 km2)
Highest elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Administration
United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Dukes County

The Elizabeth Islands
Major islands
Nonamesset Uncatena Naushon Pasque Nashawena Penikese Cuttyhunk
Minor islands
Bachelor Baret Bull Cedar Gosnold Gull Rock Veckatimest Weepecket Islands

The island received further recognition after Brooklyn band Grizzly Bear named their third studio album after it. The band's founding member, Ed Droste, is connected to the Forbes family, who own Naushon Island, through his mother Diana Forbes.^{[citation needed]}

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