<p>In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Ledge" rel="nofollow noreferrer">current Wikipedia article for Martin Ledge</a> it reads: "Martin Ledge is small barren rocks that barely stick out of the waters". However, the NOAA chart for the area shows a low tide depth of 16 feet, which indicates that the rocks do not uncover. Which is right, the wikipedia article or the chart?</p>

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2018-06-09T16:58:24.097Z
NOAA should be right, as the numbers on a nautical chart are water depths at Mean Lower Low Water. Also, it just doesn't look like it: http://www.bostonharborbeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Martin_Ledge.jpg What is the date of the chart?
arkaia
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2018-06-09T17:10:34.467Z
@arkaia The rocks in that picture are Little Brewster Island and Boston Light.
Tyler Durden
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2018-06-10T01:05:27.247Z
This is the article of the photo: http://www.bostonharborbeacon.com/2012/07/07/striped-bass-fishing-success-using-live-bait/
arkaia
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2018-06-10T17:00:33.077Z
@arkaia and Tyler Just so it's stated explicitly, the chart and the photo both show the red nun (conical buoy) number 4 near Martin Ledge.
Spencer
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Does Martin Ledge uncover?
Tyler Durden
# Does Martin Ledge uncover?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-09)

In the [current Wikipedia article for Martin Ledge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Ledge) it reads: "Martin Ledge is small barren rocks that barely stick out of the waters". However, the NOAA chart for the area shows a low tide depth of 16 feet, which indicates that the rocks do not uncover. Which is right, the wikipedia article or the chart?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: NOAA should be right, as the numbers on a nautical chart are water depths at Mean Lower Low Water. Also, it just doesn't look like it: http://www.bostonharborbeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Martin_Ledge.jpg What is the date of the chart?  
> **username_0**: @username_1 The rocks in that picture are Little Brewster Island and Boston Light.  
> **username_1**: This is the article of the photo: http://www.bostonharborbeacon.com/2012/07/07/striped-bass-fishing-success-using-live-bait/  
> **username_2**: @username_1 and username_0 Just so it's stated explicitly, the chart and the photo both show the red nun (conical buoy) number 4 near Martin Ledge.  

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