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Ship Island is a barrier island off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands. Hurricane Camille split the island into two separate islands (West Ship Island and East Ship Island) in 1969.
The Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands are a chain of barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama enclosing the Mississippi Sound.The major islands are Cat Island, Ship Island, Horn Island, Petit Bois Island, and Dauphin Island; in the early 20th century the chain also included the Isle of Caprice, which has since been submerged.
Dog Key Island (also known as the Isle of Caprice) is a former barrier island on the Gulf Coast of the United States, between Ship Island and Horn Island among the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands, and off Biloxi, Mississippi.
Petit Bois, Horn, East Ship, West Ship, and Cat islands are accessible only by boat. The 4,080 acres (16.5 km 2) Gulf Islands Wilderness offers special protection within the seashore to parts of Petit Bois Island and Horn Island, Mississippi.
Mississippi River. Jackson Avenue-Gretna Ferry [2] Crescent City Connection (U.S. Highway 90 Business/Future I-49) Canal Street Ferry; Industrial Canal (manmade) St. Claude Avenue Bridge ; Claiborne Avenue Bridge ; Florida Avenue Bridge (road and railroad) Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (manmade) [3] Paris Road Bridge ; Manmade canal; Lake ...
Cat Island is a barrier island off the Gulf Coast of the United States, one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands. The island's name comes from French explorers who mistook raccoons (which were not introduced to Europe until the 20th century) for cats. It is unknown who discovered Cat Island. It is within the jurisdiction of Harrison ...
There will be a brief welcoming ceremony at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. at 102 Pope's Island, New Bedford. The ship will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 11-15.
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Mississippi as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources. Only two of those listed remain standing, and neither holds a Coast Guard maintained light, though one is maintained privately. Three were replaced by unmanned lights at the same location.