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Conanicut Island is the second largest island in Narragansett Bay, in the state of Rhode Island. It is connected on the east to Newport, Rhode Island on Aquidneck Island by the Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, and on the west to North Kingstown, Rhode Island on the mainland by the Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge. The island comprises the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island. The United States Census Bureau reported a land area of 24.46 km² (9.45 sq mi) and a population of 5,622 as of the 2000 census.
The island is named for the Chief Canonicus of the Narragansett Indian clan, who once inhabited the land.
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