Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana (LA), United States
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Place Name
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
Place Status (Type)
canal
Location
Louisiana, United States, North America
Latitude
29°50'N
Longitude
89°39'W
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
, canal, Orleans and St. Bernard
parishes, SE La., SE extension of Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; 29°50'N
89°39'W. Begins in N 8 mi/13 km ENE of
downtown New Orleans, flows SE c.30 mi/48 km
into shallow Breton Sound. Roughly parallels SW end of L. Borgne,
coming within 1 mi/2 km of its shore. Provides
direct access between offshore oil and natural-gas fields and
processing facilities in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. It also reserves
the Mississippi R. natural channel for deepwater shipping from Port of
New Orleans.
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