
Southwest Pass serves as the dominant navigational artery in this 1971 orthophotomap, cutting through the marshy transition of the Mississippi River Delta. The landscape is a complex network of waterways, where the industrial presence of the Block 53 Oil and Gas Field and Block 24 Oil Field meets the protected wetlands of the Pass A Loutre State Waterfowl Management Area. Numerous offshore Platforms and Sludge Pits dot the area, connected by specialized infrastructure such as a Helicopter Pad and a Radio Tower.
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2 editions found
1893 · East Delta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · West Delta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · South Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1946 · Pass Du Bois
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1946 · Mudpan Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1946 · Pass Tante Phine
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1947 · Pass A Loutre West
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1947 · Southwest Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Cubits Gap
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1949 · Burrwood
USGS Topo · 1:31,680