Mississippi Sound
The Mississippi Sound is a sound along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It runs east-west along the southern coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, from the mouth of the Pearl River at the Mississippi-Louisiana state border to the Dauphin Island Bridge, a distance of about 90 miles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: wide body of water, connecting two larger bodies of water along Mississippi and Alabama, US
- Also known as: “BHahia de los Bajos *”, “Ensenada de la Gran Batura”, and “Mississippi-Sund”
- Address: MS
Mississippi Sound
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Jackson, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.26687° or 30° 16′ 1″ northLongitude
-88.51668° or 88° 31′ westOpen location code
862H7F8M+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 368377575OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4436284Wikidata ID
Q3045425
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Satellite Map
Discover Mississippi Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Mississippi Sound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mississippi Sound”
- French: “Détroit du Mississippi”
- “Mississippi Sound”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Pascagoula and East Pascagoula.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pascagoula Refinery Pad Nr 1 heliport and Round Island.
Mississippi: Must-Visit Destinations
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