Pascagoula River
The Pascagoula River is a river, about 80 miles long, in southeastern Mississippi in the United States. The river drains an area of about 8,800 square miles and flows into Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Mississippi, United States
- Also known as: “East Pascagoula River”, “Fiume Pescagoula”, “Pasca Oocooloo River”, “Pascaboula River”, “Pascoboula River”, “Paska Okla River”, “Paspagola River”, “Pasquagola River”, “Rio de Pascagula”, “Riviere des Pascagoula”, “Riviere des Pascagoulas”, and “Singing River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naval Station Pascagoula and Ingalls Shipbuilding.
Naval Station Pascagoula
Military installation
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Naval Station Pascagoula was a base of the United States Navy, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The base officially closed 15 November 2006. The base's property, on Singing River Island in the Mississippi Sound at the mouth of the Pascagoula River, was formally transferred to the Mississippi Secretary of State's office 9 July 2007.
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States, originally established in 1938, and now part of HII. It is a producer of ships for the United States Navy, and, as of 2023, is the largest private employer in Mississippi.Pascagoula station
Railway station
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Pascagoula station is an intercity train station in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. It originally served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and is currently a stop for Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service. Pascagoula station is situated 1½ miles north of Pascagoula River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pascagoula and Gautier.
Pascagoula
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Pascagoula is on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, on the east side of the Pascagoula River. Besides beaches, it is the site of considerable industry with the Ingalls Shipbuilding Company and other operations.
Gautier
Gautier is a city of 18,000 people in Jackson County. Gautier is a bedroom resort community surrounded by bayous and wetlands on three sides. The natural environment of Gautier offers many opportunities for recreation and eco-tourism.Moss Point
Town
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Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,147 in 2020, a decline from the figure of 13,704 in 2010. The Moss Point Historic District and several individual buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places' Jackson County listings. Moss Point is situated 5 miles northeast of Pascagoula River.
Pascagoula River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Jackson, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Pascagoula River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Pascagoula”
- Bulgarian: “Паскагула”
- Catalan: “Pascagoula”
- Catalan: “Riu Pascagoula”
- Cebuano: “Pascagoula River”
- Chinese: “帕斯卡古拉河”
- Chuvash: “Паскагула”
- Danish: “Pascagoula River”
- Dutch: “Pascagoula River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پاسكاجولا”
- French: “Pascagoula River”
- French: “Pascagoula”
- German: “Pascagoula River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Pascagoula”
- Japanese: “パスカグーラ川”
- Kazakh: “Паскагула өзені”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pascagoula”
- Norwegian: “Pascagoula”
- Russian: “Паскагула”
- Slovenian: “Pascagoula River”
- Slovenian: “Pascagoula”
- Slovenian: “Singing River”
- Spanish: “Río Pascagoula”
- Venetian: “Pascagoula”
- Welsh: “Afon Pascagoula”
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Localities in the Area
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