Marsh Island (Louisiana)
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Marsh Island (French: Grosse-Île-du-Vermillion[2]) is an island off the coast of southern Louisiana in the United States.
Overview
Marsh Island is an uninhabited low-lying marshy island in
West Cote Blanche Bay to its north, Vermilion Bay to its northwest, and Southwest Pass to its west.[3]
Vegetation is primarily of the
.The island has a land area of 258.95 square kilometers (99.98 sq mi) and had no population as of the
2000 census
.
References
- ^ a b "Jarreau, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ "Cajun and Cajuns: Genealogy site for Cajun, Acadian and Louisiana genealogy, history and culture".
- ^ Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1984, pp. 690, 734.
- Webster's New Geographical Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1984. ISBN 0-87779-446-4.