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Jubilee is the name used locally for a natural phenomenon that occurs sporadically on the shores of Mobile Bay, a large body of water on Alabama's Gulf Coast. During a jubilee many species of crab and shrimp , as well as flounder , eels , and other demersal fish will leave deeper waters and swarm —in large numbers and very high density —in ...
English: A map of Mobile Bay, Alabama, U.S.A. showing prevailing surface currents and most common sites for the phenomenon known as the "Mobile Bay Jubilee" Date 23 May 2008
Alabama Jubilee may refer to: Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic; Mobile Bay jubilee, a periodic natural summer phenomenon wherein sea life comes near shore
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Annually, and often several times during the summer months, the fish and crustaceans will swarm the shallow coastline and shore of the bay. This event, appropriately named a jubilee, draws a large crowd because of the abundance of fresh, easily caught seafood. Mobile Bay is 413 square miles (1,070 km 2) in area.
The Jubilee Parkway is a pair of parallel concrete viaduct bridges that carry Interstate 10 across Mobile Bay from the George Wallace Tunnel on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama eastbound to Spanish Fort/Daphne, Alabama. The bridges are similar in design to the pre-Hurricane Katrina I-10 Twin Span Bridge near New Orleans, Louisiana. Each of ...
Alabama (/ ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ m ə / ⓘ AL-ə-BAM-ə) [9] is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area, and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states. [10] [11]
Cedar Bluff – Crappie Capital of the World [20] Daphne – The Jubilee City [21] Decatur. Ballooning Capital of Alabama [22] The Chicago of the South [23] Home of America's First Wave Pool [24] The River City [25] Wave Pool Capital of the World [26] Demopolis – City of the People [27] Dothan. Condom Capital of the World [28] The Peanut ...