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Place Name
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Marsh Island
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Place Status (Type)
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island
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Location
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Iberia parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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29°33'N
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Longitude
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91°50'W
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Marsh Island
, low marshy island, Iberia parish, S La.,
25 mi/40 km S of New Iberia, bet. Gulf of
Mexico (S) and Vermilion, West Cote Blanche, and East Cote Blanche bays
(NW, N, and E); 21 mi/34 km long,
2 mi/3 km-10 mi/16 km
wide; 29°33'N 91°50'W. Southwest Pass separates isl. and mainland
on W. Several small lakes, including Ferme, Oyster (S), and Sand (E).
Entire isl. comprises Russell Sage Natl. Wildlife Refuge.
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