Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 70.4 square miles (182.4 km²), of which 42.2 square miles (109.3 km²) is land and 28.2 square miles (73.1 km²) (40.06%) is water. Bar Harbor is situated on Frenchman Bay.
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