Place:Chincoteague, Accomack, Virginia, United States

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NameChincoteague
Alt namesChincoteague Islandsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS51005434
TypeTown
Coordinates37.935°N 75.368°W
Located inAccomack, Virginia, United States
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Chincoteague ( or ) is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, U.S. The town includes the whole of Chincoteague Island and an area of adjacent water. The population was 2,941 at the 2010 census. The town is known for the Chincoteague Ponies, although these are not actually on the island of Chincoteague but on nearby Assateague Island. These ponies and the annual Pony Penning Day are the subject of Marguerite Henry's 1947 children's book Misty of Chincoteague, which was made into the 1961 family film Misty, filmed on location.

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