Petit Bois Island
Petit Bois Island is a barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, south of Pascagoula, and one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands. It is part of Jackson County, Mississippi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: P199, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States
- Also known as: “Massacre Island” and “Petitbois Island”
Petit Bois Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Jackson, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.19854° or 30° 11′ 55″ northLongitude
-88.45112° or 88° 27′ 4″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
862H5GXX+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 357942691OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Petit Bois Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “island Petit Bois”
- Cebuano: “Petit Bois Island”
- Dutch: “Petit Bois Island”
- French: “île Petit Bois”
- French: “Île Petit Bois”
- Spanish: “Isla Petit Bois”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Petit Bois Island and Pascagoula Refinery Pad Nr 1 heliport.
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