Spar Island (Rhode Island)

Spar Island is a small sandbar in Mount Hope Bay[1][2] in eastern Rhode Island. The island is more or less a sand bar, and is made up entirely of an intertidal zone. A small portion is visible at high tide, expanding by about 4 times that size at low tide.

References

  1. ↑ Griffes, P.L. (2004). Atlantic Boating Almanacs: Cape Cod, Ma To Sandy Hook. Prostar Publications. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-57785-502-6. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Gannett, H. (1894). A geographic dictionary of Rhode Island. Bulletin. Govt. Print. Off. p. 28. Retrieved April 28, 2015.


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