Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge is a 23,000-acre region of fresh and brackish marshes located within the city limits of New Orleans. It is the largest urban wildlife refuge in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: national Wildlife Refuge within the city limits of New Orleans
- Also known as: “Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Michoud.
Michoud
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Michoud is an area in Eastern New Orleans, part of the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, located at latitude 30.03°N, longitude −89.925°W. Michoud is situated 6 miles southwest of Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge.
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge
- Categories: National Wildlife Refuge and recreation area
- Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.08223° or 30° 4′ 56″ northLongitude
-89.85286° or 89° 51′ 10″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Open location code
862G34JW+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 767385551OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4315937Wikidata ID
Q4874737
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge”
- French: “Refuge faunique national du Bayou Sauvage”
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