Naushon Island, part of the
Elizabeth Islands, is seven miles (11 km) long, just off (SW of)
Cape Cod, and four statute miles (6 km) NW of
Martha's Vineyard. The island is owned by the Forbes family and is included in the
town of
Gosnold, Massachusetts. It is the largest of the Elizabeth Islands in land area at 19.18 km² (7.4 sq mi) and had a permanent population of 30 persons as of the
2000 census.