Point Au Fer Island sits at the volatile threshold where the Atchafalaya Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico. This coastal landscape is defined by its shifting aquatic boundaries, including the Point Au Fer Shell Reef and a network of tidal passes like Raquet Pass. The area is characterized by isolated high ground and hammocks, such as Little Hammock and Narrow Hammock, which serve as critical landmarks in an otherwise submerged world.
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1932 · Lake Decade
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Oyster Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Lake Decade
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Oyster Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Point Au Fer
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1963 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1966 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1970 · Point Au Fer NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Point Au Fer
USGS Topo · 1:24,000