Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain is an estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of 630 square miles with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, United States
- Also known as: “Lac De Ponchartrain”, “Lac De Ponczartrain”, “Lac De Pontchartrain”, “Lac Ponchartain”, “Lac Pontchartrain”, “Lake Pont-Chartrain”, and “Lake Saint Louis”
- Neighbors: Jefferson Parish
Lake Pontchartrain
- Categories: estuary and body of water
- Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Pontchartrain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Wu Chinese—“Lake Pontchartrain” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պոնտչարտրեյն (լիճ)”
- Armenian: “Պոնտչարտրեյն”
- Bulgarian: “Пончартрейн”
- Catalan: “Lake Pontchartrain”
- Catalan: “Llac Pontchartrain”
- Chinese: “庞恰特雷恩湖”
- Chinese: “龐恰特雷恩湖”
- Chuvash: “Пончартрейн”
- Czech: “Pontchartrain”
- Danish: “Lake Pontchartrain”
- Dutch: “Pontchartrainmeer”
- Esperanto: “Lago Ponĉartrano”
- Esperanto: “Lago Pontchartrain”
- Esperanto: “Pontchartrain”
- Estonian: “Pontchartraini järv”
- French: “lac Pontchartrain”
- French: “Lac Pontchartrain”
- German: “Lake Pontchartrain”
- German: “Okwata”
- German: “Pontchartrain-See”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Πονσαρτραίν”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Πόντσατρεϊν”
- Hebrew: “אגם פונטצ’רטריין”
- Ido: “Lago Pontchartrain”
- Indonesian: “Danau Pontchartrain”
- Italian: “lago Pontchartrain”
- Italian: “Lago Pontchartrain”
- Japanese: “ポンチャートレーン湖”
- Japanese: “ポンチャートレイン湖”
- Japanese: “ポンチャトレーン湖”
- Japanese: “ポンチャトレイン湖”
- Korean: “폰차트레인 호”
- Korean: “폰차트레인호”
- Lithuanian: “Pončartreinas”
- Macedonian: “Понтчартрејн”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lake Pontchartrain”
- Norwegian: “Lake Pontchartrain”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Lac Pontchartrain”
- Polish: “Jezioro Pontchartrain”
- Polish: “Pontchartrain”
- Portuguese: “Lago Pontchartrain”
- Russian: “Понтчартрейн”
- Russian: “Пончартрейн”
- Russian: “Поншартрен”
- Serbian: “Пончартрејн”
- Slovenian: “jezero Pontchartrain”
- Slovenian: “Lac Pontchartrain”
- Slovenian: “Lake Pontchartrain”
- Spanish: “Lago Pontchartrain”
- Swedish: “Lake Pontchartrain”
- Turkish: “Pontchartrain Gölü”
- Venetian: “lago Pontchartrain”
- Welsh: “Llyn Pontchartrain”
- Wu Chinese: “庞恰特雷恩湖”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pontchartrain Beach and Lake Terrace.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and Goose Point.
Jefferson Parish: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kenner, Metairie, Grand Isle, and Jean Lafitte.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Pontchartrain”. Photo: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0.