Cat Island
Cat Island is a barrier island off the Gulf Coast of the United States, one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands. The island's name comes from French explorers who mistook raccoons for cats.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States
- Also known as: “Isle Bourbon”, “Isle-aux-Chats”, and “Isola de Gati”
Cat Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Harrison, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.22708° or 30° 13′ 38″ northLongitude
-89.10826° or 89° 6′ 30″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
862G6VGR+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 22343114OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4420881Wikidata ID
Q5051035
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Cat Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Cat Island (Mississippi)”
- Bavarian: “Cat Island”
- Cebuano: “Cat Island”
- Dutch: “Cat Island”
- French: “Cat Island”
- German: “Cat Island”
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