Delta National Wildlife Refuge
The Delta National Wildlife Refuge is located 10 miles east of Venice, Louisiana along the Mississippi River. The area formed when a breach in the natural levee of the Mississippi River occurred in 1862 approximately 100 miles below New Orleans, Louisiana.- Protected area
- …lies at an elevation of -3 feet (-1 metres)
- …is also known as “Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge”
- …is operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- …dates from 1935
- Description: national Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pilottown.
Pilottown
Hamlet
Delta National Wildlife Refuge
- Category: National Wildlife Refuge
- Location
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Latitude
29.24762° or 29° 14′ 51″ north
Longitude
-89.21092° or 89° 12′ 39″ west
Open location code
76XG6QXQ+2J
OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Delta National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Delta National Wildlife Refuge”
- Japanese: “デルタ国定自然保護区”
- Japanese: “デルタ国立野生生物保護区”
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Notable Places Nearby
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