Muscle Ridge Islands is an

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and unorganized territory off the coast of South Thomaston in Knox County,

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, United States. The population was 9 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 49.7 square miles (128.6 km²), of which 0.95 square miles (2.45 km²) is land and 48.7 square miles (126.2 km²) is water (98%). The archipelago includes over a dozen islands, including Andrews, Dix, Fisherman, Pleasant, Graffam, and Two Bush Island, which is home to the Two Bush Island Light.

References

{{authority control Unorganized territories in Maine Populated places in Knox County, Maine