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Place Name
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Buras
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Pronunciation
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BYU-ruhs
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Place Status (Type)
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unincorporated town
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Location
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Plaquemines parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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29°20'N
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Longitude
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89°30'W
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Buras
(BYU-ruhs), uninc. town (1990 pop. with Triumph 3,072),
Plaquemines parish, extreme SE La.,
55 mi/89 km SE of New Orleans, and on W bank
(levee) of the Mississippi R., in the delta; 29°20'N 89°30'W.
Citrus-fruit-growing center (esp. oranges); vegetables, tomatoes; fish
and shellfish; boatyard. Hunting, fur trapping nearby.
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