Ship Island

Ship Island is a barrier island off the Gulf Coast of , one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands. Hurricane Camille split the island into two separate islands in 1969.
Wikipedia
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
  • Description: island in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States
  • Also known as
    “Isle au Vaisseau”
    “Isle aux Vaisseaux”
    “Isle Francoise”
    “Isle Surgere”
    “Isola dei Vascelli”
    “L’Isle aux Vaisseaux”
    “Surgeres Isle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ship Island Light and Fort Massachusetts.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a lighthouse in near .

Fort
Photo: Edibobb, CC BY 3.0.
is a fort on West Ship Island along…

Ship Island

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Latitude
30.21025° or 30° 12′ 37″ north
Longitude
-88.96336° or 88° 57′ 48″ west
Open location code
862H626P+4M
Geo­Names ID
4445938
Wiki­data ID
Q7497929

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Ship Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ship Island”
  • Chinese: “船岛（密西西比）”
  • French: “Ship Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Beauvoir and Edgewater Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include West Head and Ship Island Harbor.

Mississippi: Highlights

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