Avery Island

Avery Island is a salt dome best known as the source of Tabasco sauce. Located in , United States, it is about three miles inland from , which opens onto the .
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the United States of America
  • Also known as: French Cove”, “Marsh Island”, “Marshs Island”, “Petit Anse”, “Petite Anse”, “Salt Island”, and “Thomas Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Avery Island.

is in . A few miles southwest of is , home of the McIlhenny Tabasco factory and a wildlife sanctuary. The island is actually an eight-mile deep salt dome.

Avery Island

Latitude
29.89854° or 29° 53′ 55″ north
Longitude
-91.90623° or 91° 54′ 22″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
76XCV3XV+CG
Geo­Names ID
4315216
Wiki­data ID
Q18202001
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Avery Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Avery Island
  • Danish: Avery Island (Louisiana)
  • Danish: Avery Island
  • Dutch: Avery Island
  • French: Île Petite Anse
  • Galician: Illa Avery, Luisiana
  • German: Avery Island
  • Hausa: Tsibirin Avery (Louisiana)
  • Hausa: Tsibirin Avery
  • Japanese: エイブリー島

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