Claim: The Nantucket shoals are treacherous shallows in the Atlantic including areas such as the Great Point Light and Madaket as well as points near Asia Rip and Fishing Rip.
Evidence: Nantucket Shoals is an area of dangerously shallow water in the Atlantic Ocean that extends from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, eastward for 23 miles (37 km) and southeastward for 40 miles (64 km); in places water depth can be as shallow as 3 feet (0.91 m). Great Point Light Madaket Near Asia Rip Near Fishing Rip