Marsh Island (Louisiana)

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Marsh Island
Uninhabited area
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Coordinates: 29°33′59″N 91°50′46″W / 29.56639°N 91.84611°W / 29.56639; -91.84611Coordinates: 29°33′59″N 91°50′46″W / 29.56639°N 91.84611°W / 29.56639; -91.84611[1]
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Iberia
Area
• Land	99 sq mi (260 km2)
Elevation [1]	1 ft (0.3 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	337

Marsh Island (French: Grosse-Île-du-Vermillion^[2]) is an island off the coast of southern Louisiana in the United States.

Overview[]

Marsh Island is an uninhabited low-lying marshy island in Iberia Parish, south coastal Louisiana, lying between Vermilion Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and is separated from mainland Louisiana by East Cote Blanche Bay to its east, West Cote Blanche Bay to its north, Vermilion Bay to its northwest, and Southwest Pass to its west.^[3]

Vegetation is primarily of the marshy types, and the island is almost treeless. On the island is the , a wild bird sanctuary for species such as the snow goose. Other animals which inhabit the island include alligators, ducks and other waterfowl, crabs, and shrimp. The island is popular for recreational fishing.

The island has a land area of 258.95 square kilometers (99.98 sq mi) and had no population as of the 2000 census.

References[]

• Webster's New Geographical Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1984. ISBN 0-87779-446-4.

External links[]

• Marsh Island at GulfBase.org
• Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries^{[permanent dead link]}