Mississippi River Delta

The Mississippi River Delta is the confluence of the with the in , southeastern United States. The river delta is a three-million-acre.
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  • Type: Area
  • Description: delta of the Mississippi River
  • Also known as: Mississippi Delta

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pilottown.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community and ghost town in , , United States. It serves as a base for river pilots to guide ships across the bar and up and down the .

Mississippi River Delta

Latitude
29.16689° or 29° 10′ 1″ north
Longitude
-89.25033° or 89° 15′ 1″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
76XG5P8X+QV
Geo­Names ID
4333588
Wiki­data ID
Q1528035
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Satellite Map

Discover Mississippi River Delta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Mississippi River Delta” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Missisipi deltası
  • Basque: Mississippiren delta
  • Bengali: মিসিসিপি নদীর বদ্বীপ
  • Bhojpuri: मिसिसिपी डेल्टा
  • Bhojpuri: मिसिसिपी नदी डेल्टा
  • Bhojpuri: मिसीसिपी डेल्टा
  • Catalan: Delta del Mississipí
  • Cebuano: Mississippi River Delta
  • Chinese: 密西西比河三角洲
  • Danish: Mississippiflodens delta
  • Dutch: Mississippidelta
  • Esperanto: Misisipa Riverdelto
  • French: delta du Mississippi
  • French: Delta du Mississippi
  • German: Mississippi River Delta
  • Greek: Δέλτα του Μισισιπή
  • Hebrew: דלתת המיסיסיפי
  • Hungarian: Mississippi-delta
  • Japanese: ミシシッピ川デルタ
  • Japanese: ミシシッピ川三角地帯
  • Japanese: ミシシッピ川三角州
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mississippideltaet
  • Norwegian: Mississippideltaet
  • Ossetian: Миссисипийы дельтæ
  • Portuguese: Delta do Mississippi
  • Russian: дельта Миссисипи
  • Russian: Дельта Миссисипи
  • Slovenian: delta Misisipija
  • Spanish: delta del Misisipi
  • Spanish: delta del rio Misisipi
  • Spanish: delta del río Misisipi
  • Spanish: Delta del río Misisipi
  • Spanish: delta del rio Mississippi
  • Spanish: delta del río Mississippi
  • Thai: ดินดอนสามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ำมิสซิสซิปปี
  • Vietnamese: Châu thổ sông Mississippi
  • मिसिसिपी डेल्टा

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Head of Passes and Mississippi River.

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