Lake Borgne
Lake Borgne is a lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Louisiana. Although early maps show it as a lake surrounded by land, coastal erosion has made it an arm of the Gulf of Mexico.- Type: Bay
- Description: lagoon in Louisiana, United States of America
- Also known as: “Blind Lake”, “Lake Borgue”, and “Lake One-Eyed”
- Address: LA
Lake Borgne
- Categories: lagoon and body of water
- Location: Saint Bernard Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.02798° or 30° 1′ 41″ north
Longitude
-89.61756° or 89° 37′ 3″ west
Open location code
862G29HJ+5X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Lake Borgne” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Borgne”
- Chinese: “博格尼湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Borgne”
- Esperanto: “Borgne”
- French: “lac Borgne”
- French: “Lac Borgne”
- German: “Lake Borgne”
- Japanese: “ボーン湖”
- Portuguese: “Lago Borgne”
- Slovenian: “Lake Borgne”
- Spanish: “Lago Borgne”
- “Borgne”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lake Catherine and Rigolets.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area and Rigolets Seaplane Base.
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