Chubb Island is a small barren island located in Manchester Bay in Beverly, Massachusetts.[1]

History of the island remains largely unknown, though it is understood that the island received its name when explorers got a "chubb" upon seeing the island for the first time.

References

  1. ↑ "Chubb Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

42°33′37″N 70°47′50″W / 42.56028°N 70.79722°W / 42.56028; -70.79722



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