Southwest Pass (Mississippi River)
Southwest Pass is one of the channels at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[1] It empties into the Gulf of Mexico at the southwesternmost tip of the Mississippi River Delta. It lies in Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana in the United States.[2] It has been the main shipping channel in the Mississippi River Delta since 1853.
Southwest Pass should not confused with a strait in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, also known as Southwest Pass.
Notes
- Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1984, p. 1144.
- Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1984, p. 690.
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References
- Webster's New Geographical Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1984. ISBN 0-87779-446-4.
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