Mississippi Sound

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Mississippi Sound, arm of the Gulf of Mexico, c.100 mi (160 km) long and from 7 to 15 mi (11–24 km) wide, extending from Lake Borgne in Louisiana on the west to Mobile Bay in Alabama on the east. It is part of the Intracoastal Waterway and is separated from the Gulf by a series of narrow islands and sandbars. Cat, Horn, Petit Bois, and Dauphin are the main islands. Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula, Miss., are on the Mississippi Sound.

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No references found			14 (1814) A two-day battle between the English and American navies, which began in the Mississippi sound, ended. Mississippi matters of fact by Cooper, Forrest Lamar / Mississippi Magazine The topics include the response of Mobile Bay and eastern Mississippi Sound in Alabama to changes in sediment accommodation and accumulation; the interplay of eustasy, antecedent topography, and sediment supply variations at Sabine Lake in Texas and Louisiana; and mechanisms of environmental change in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. Response of upper Gulf Coast estuaries to Holocene climate change and ... by SciTech Book News 1998) estimated that nearly half of the SAV existing in Mississippi Sound in 1967-1968 had been lost by 1992. Short-term spatial variations in the beds of Ruppia maritima ... by Cho, Hyun Jung; May, Christopher A. / Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences			Mission style Mission Tejas State Park mission tile Mission Trail Mission Trails Regional Park Mission: Wolf missionary Missionary Ridge Missionary Work missions Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Mississauga Mississinewa Lake Mississippi Mississippi Bubble, the Mississippi County Mississippi Gulf National Heritage Area Mississippi National River & Recreation Area Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Mississippi Palisades State Park Mississippi River Mississippi River State Fish & Wildlife Area Mississippi River-type buoy Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge Mississippi Scheme Mississippi Sound Mississippi State Parks Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Women Mississippi Valley Lead and Zinc Deposits Mississippi, University of Mississippian Mississippian culture Mississippian period Mississippian Subperiod Missnay-Schardin effect Missolonghi Missoula Missoula County Missouri Missouri Compromise Missouri Headwaters State Park Missouri Mines State Historic Site Missouri National Recreational River Missouri Plan Missouri Plateau Missouri River Missouri River basin project Missouri State Parks Missouri, University of Missourian			Mississippi River Navigational Pool #2 Mississippi River Plume Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission Mississippi River Research Consortium Mississippi River State Fish & Wildlife Area Mississippi River Sugar Belt Railroad Mississippi River Trading Company Mississippi River Transmission Corporation Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer Mississippi River-type buoy Mississippi Road Builders' Association Mississippi Rural Water Association Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge Mississippi Scheme Mississippi Scholastic Chess Organization Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Mississippi School for the Deaf Mississippi Science Teacher's Association Mississippi Section Phone Net Mississippi Sex Offender Registry Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission Mississippi Sound Mississippi Southern Railroad Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board Mississippi Space Service Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association Mississippi St. Mississippi State Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners Mississippi State Board of Health Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy Mississippi State Board of Registered Professional Geologists Mississippi State Budget Generator Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory Mississippi State College Mississippi State College for Women Mississippi State Crime Laboratory Mississippi State Department of Health Mississippi State Kennel Club Mississippi State Medical Association Mississippi State Parks Mississippi State Tax Commission Mississippi State University Mississippi State University

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