Mississippi River Delta

The Mississippi River Delta is the confluence of the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana, southeastern United States. The river delta is a  area of land that stretches from Vermilion Bay on the west, to the Chandeleur Islands in the east, on Louisiana's southeastern coast.  Scale 1:265,000, 12 p. pamphlet. It is part of the Gulf of Mexico and the Louisiana coastal plain, one of the largest areas of coastal wetlands in the United States.Louisiana's Coastal Area. "Ecosystem Restoration." LCA – Louisiana Coastal Area.  The Mississippi River Delta is the seventh-largest river delta on Earth.

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Category:Geography of Louisiana
Category:River deltas