2020 Map of Pass Tante Phine

About this map

Pass Tante Phine and the surrounding marshlands of Plaquemines Parish dominate this recent survey of the Mississippi River Delta's shifting landscape. The area is defined by an intricate network of waterways, where older colonial-era names like Old Spanish Pass and Spanish Pass persist alongside smaller cut-throughs such as Pass P'tit Francois. The transition from land to water is fluid, with features like Sandy Point and Bog Pond sitting at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. While largely comprised of wetlands and bayous such as Bayou Jacques and Bayou Alphonse, the map documents limited human infrastructure including Tidewater Rd and Dog Rd, which provide access to this ecologically dynamic coastal zone. The layout of the township and range lines reveals the underlying Public Land Survey System grid over a territory increasingly reclaimed by the sea.