Ship Island
Island in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Canadian island, see Ship Island, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Ship Island is a barrier island off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, one of the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands. Hurricane Camille split the island into two separate islands (West Ship Island and East Ship Island) in 1969. In early 2019, the US Army Corps of Engineers completed the first stage of a project rejoining the two islands and recreating one Ship Island.[1] Ship Island is the site of Fort Massachusetts (built 1859–66), as a Third System fortification. Part of the island is included in the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
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Geography | |
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Location | Gulf of Mexico |
Coordinates | 30°13′N 88°55′W |
Archipelago | Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands |
Administration | |
State | Mississippi |
County | Harrison County |
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