Timbalier Island is an island off southeastern
Louisiana in the United States.
[''Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition'', p. 1184.]
The island lies off the southeastern coast of
Terrebonne Parish
Terrebonne Parish ( ; French: ''Paroisse de Terrebonne'') is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 census, the population was 111,860, and 110,461 in 2019. In 2020, its population declined to 109,58 ...
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Timbalier Bay Timbalier Bay is a bay in southeastern Louisiana in the United States.
The bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico and lies near New Orleans along the southwestern coast of Lafouche Parish. Timbalier Island lies between Barataria Bay and the Gul ...
lies between the island and the Louisiana mainland, and the island separates the bay from the
Gulf of Mexico.
It borders Terrebonne Bay to its north and the Gulf of Mexico to its south. It is considered a barrier island essential in Louisiana to assist in the reduction of storm surges during hurricanes. It experiences more rapid
land loss than the rest of Louisiana because of local tidal action.
Notes
References
*''Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition''. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. .
External links
Pictopia.org 731237 (26-Timbalier Island, LA-3) View of Timbalier Island Lighthouse, Louisiana, 1871
Islands of Louisiana
Landforms of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Barrier islands of Louisiana
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