Mississippi Sound
Americannoun
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The Minerva Gloria is docked at a wharf in the Mississippi Sound, not far from the US's vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
I zipped past shipbuilding facilities and refineries, before cruising by grand historic homes watching over the Mississippi Sound.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
“The massive volumes of polluted fresh water diverted through the Bonnet Carré Spillway and into the Mississippi Sound caused direct and indirect mortality of resident bottlenose dolphins,” the lawsuit says.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024
The fresh water went through normally brackish Lake Pontchartrain into the Mississippi Sound, endangering fisheries and marine life.
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2019
Vessels of very light draught could also enter the bay from Mississippi Sound, but it was not practicable for the fleet.
From The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
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