Orleans parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
Latitude
30°01'N
Longitude
89°37'W
Borgne, Lake
(BORN), saltwater bay
(c.27 mi/43 km long) in SE La.,
15 mi/24 km E of downtown New Orleans;
30°01'N 89°37'W. Bounded by Orleans parish and city of New Orleans
on NW, L. Borgne is a W arm of the Mississippi Sound and a link bet.
the Gulf of Mexico (through Mississippi Sound) and L. Pontchartrain
(NW), to which it is connected by navigable Rigolets and Chef Menteur
passes. Biloxi State Wildlife Area on SE shore. Intracoastal Waterway
parallels NW shore; branch of it, Mississippi (MS) R. Gulf Outlet canal,
parallels SW shore.
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