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Place Name
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Gulf Islands National Seashore
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Place Status (Type)
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gulf
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Location
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Mississippi, 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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Gulf Islands National Seashore
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102 sq mi/264 sq km),
Harrison and Jackson cos., SE Miss. and Escambia, Santa Rosa,
and Okaloosa cos., NW Fla. Historic forts and white sand beaches near
Pensacola, Fla.; Fort Massachusetts (on Ship Isl.) and
offshore isls. in SE Miss. Includes Ship, Horn, and Petit
Bois isls., also Perdido Key and W part of Santa Rosa Isl., Fla. Fort
Dickens is located on Santa Rosa. Mainland visitor's center E of Ocean
Springs, Miss.; also at Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Santa Rosa.
Authorized 1971.
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