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Explore South Pass in United States
South Pass in the region of Louisiana is a town in United States - some 973 mi or ( 1565 km ) South-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in South Pass is now 04:53 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mobile, Montgomery, Pensacola, Baton Rouge, and Chalmette. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mobile . Where to go and what to see in South Pass ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Southwest Pass (Mississippi River)
Southwest Pass is one of the channels at the mouth of the Mississippi River. 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. 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.
Located at 29.01 -89.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Head of Passes
Head of Passes is where the main stem of the Mississippi River branches off into three distinct directions at its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico: Southwest Pass (west), Pass A Loutre (east) and South Pass (centre). They are part of the "Bird's Foot Delta", the youngest lobe of the evolving Mississippi River Delta.
Located at 29.16 -89.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Amberjack
Amberjack refers to three species of Atlantic fish of the Carangidae family, which includes the jacks and the pompanos. Greater amberjacks, Seriola dumerili, are the largest of the jacks. They usually have dark stripes extending from nose to in front of their dorsal fins. They have no scutes and soft dorsal bases less than twice the length of the anal fin bases.
Located at 28.86 -88.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.