词条 | Southwest Pass (Mississippi River) |
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Southwest Pass is one of the channels at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[1] It empties into the Gulf of Mexico at the southwesternmost tip of the Mississippi River Delta. It lies in Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana in the United States.[2] It has been the main shipping channel in the Mississippi River Delta since 1853. Southwest Pass should not confused with a strait in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, also known as Southwest Pass. Notes1. ^Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1984, p. 1144. 2. ^Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1984, p. 690. References
3 : Landforms of Louisiana|Landforms of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|Channels of the United States |
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