Queen Bess Island

Queen Bess Island is an islet in , , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Livingston.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a 19th-century coastal defense fort located on Grand Terre Island in . The fort was named after Edward Livingston who had held positions as Mayor of New York City, U.S. is situated 2½ miles south of Queen Bess Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Isle.

Photo: Karen Apricot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is in , . It is a barrier island connected to the mainland by bridge/causeway.

Queen Bess Island

Latitude
29.30456° or 29° 18′ 16″ north
Longitude
-89.95964° or 89° 57′ 35″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
76XG823R+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313462281
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
4338218
Wiki­data ID
Q49673675
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Satellite Map

Discover Queen Bess Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Queen Bess Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Queen Bess Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Louisiana)”
  • Cebuano: “Queen Bess Island”
  • French: “Île Queen Bess”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Queen Bess Wildlife Refuge and Mendicant Island.

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