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Place Name
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Five Islands
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Place Status (Type)
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islands
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Location
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Louisiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Five Islands
, S La., name given to 5 salt domes, forming low
rises or isls., scattered through coastal marshes of St. Mary and
Iberia parishes. Isls. contain large rock-salt mines, oil and gas
wells. Include Avery Island (with noted bird sanctuary and gardens),
Belle Isle, Cote Blanche Island, Jefferson Island, Weeks
Island. Cayenne peppers grown and processed on Avery Isl.
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