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  Mississippi
Mississippi is bordered on the north by the state of Tennessee; on the east by Alabama, on the south by Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico; and on the west by Louisiana and Arkansas (across the Mississippi River).
Mississippi is heavily forested, with over half of the state's acerage covered by wild trees (mostly pine trees, but Mississippi has an abundance of other trees (cottonwood, elm, hickory, oak, pecan, sweet gum, and tupelo).
Mississippi was the second state to secede from the Union as one of the Confederate States of America on January 9, 1861.
articles.gourt.com /en/Mississippi   (2759 words)

  
 Mississippi Information, Climate, History, Geography, ETC.
Mississippi, one of the East South Central states of the United States, bordered on the north by Tennessee, on the east by Alabama, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, and on the west by Louisiana and Arkansas.
Mississippi, with an area of 125,443 sq km (48,434 sq mi), is the 32d largest state in the U.S.; 5.5% of its land area is owned by the federal government.
Mississippi is one of the least urbanized states in the nation; in 1990 about 47% of all Mississippians lived in areas defined as urban, and the rest lived in rural areas.
valuecom.com /mississippi/info.htm   (3159 words)

  
 Mississippi River Delta Basin: Summary of Basin Plan
The Mississippi River Delta Basin is defined as all of the land and shallow estuarine area between the two northernmost passes of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River levees to the north, and associated erosion control and channel stabilization measures extending to its mouth, also preclude the possibility of a naturally occurring crevasse or change in the river's course.
With a sediment output of millions of tons annually, the Mississippi River is responsible for the geology of the Louisiana coastal zone from Vermilion Bay to the Mississippi Sound.
lacoast.gov /geography/basins/mr/missisum.htm   (2584 words)

  
 Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center Marine Resources
The southern county boundaries abut Mississippi Sound, a 113 square mile estuary with a 100 square mile watershed and 17 square miles of tidal marsh.
Mississippi's coastal recreation and tourism industry is a major portion of the entire state's recreation and tourism industry.
Mississippi is a very small producer of edible finfish obtained by commercial fishermen with fewer than 30 individuals participating as full-time commercial finfishermen.
www.msstate.edu /dept/crec/marine.html   (1859 words)

  
 Mississippi Sound - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mississippi Sound arm of the Gulf of Mexico, c.100 mi (160 km) long and from 7 to 15 mi (11-24 km) wide, extending from Lake Borgne in Louisiana on the west to Mobile Bay in Alabama on the east.
Southern exposure - In Mississippi, the hills are alive with the sound of blues.(Arts and Lifestyle)
PASS CHRISTIAN, MS -- A helicopter draws water from the Mississippi Sound to combat a fire that destroyed an apartment complex in Pass Christian, Mississippi, on Wednesday August 31, 2005.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-missips1nd.html   (328 words)

  
 Sound (geography) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Traditionally in northern European usage, the Sound is the Øresund, the strait that separates Denmark (the outermost Danish island being Sjaelland) and Sweden, the narrow channel (2.5 miles or 4 kilometers wide) that connects the Kattegat with the Baltic Sea.
Pamlico Sound is a similar lagoon that lies between North Carolina and its barrier beaches, the Outer Banks, in a similar situation.
On the West Coast, Puget Sound, by contrast, is a deep arm of the ocean.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sound_(geography)   (458 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
MISSISSIPPI, one of the East South Central states of the U.S., bordered on the N by Tennessee, on the E by Alabama, on the S by the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, and on the W by Louisiana and Arkansas.
Mississippi is one of the least urbanized states in the nation; in 1990 about 47% of all Mississipians lived in areas defined as urban, and the rest lived in rural areas.
Mississippi is divided into 82 counties, each of which is administered by an elected five-member board of supervisors.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/mississippi.html   (3418 words)

  
 Mississippi Sound — FactMonster.com
Mississippi Sound, arm of the Gulf of Mexico, c.100 mi (160 km) long and from 7 to 15 mi (11–24 km) wide, extending from Lake Borgne in Louisiana on the west to Mobile Bay in Alabama on the east.
It is part of the Intracoastal Waterway and is separated from the Gulf by a series of narrow islands and sandbars.
Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula, Miss., are on the Mississippi Sound.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0833419.html   (155 words)

  
 Sound Signals - Mississippi Boating Safety Handbook
In periods of reduced visibility or whenever a vessel operator needs to signal his or her intentions or position, a sound-producing device is essential.
Mississippi state law does not require that vessels carry a sound-producing device; however, it is always a good idea to have one on board.
Federal law requires that vessels boating on federally controlled waters, such as Mississippi’s coastal waters, have on board a whistle, horn or bell that is audible for one-half mile.
www.boat-ed.com /ms/handbook/soundsign.htm   (158 words)

  
 Cobia Fishing in Mississippi
The 8th Annual Gorenflo's Cobia Tournament, Mississippi's sole cobia-only contest is usually held the last weekend in April; and it draws serious cobia fishermen from all along the coast.
The Mississippi state record fish has topped the 100-pound mark for a number of years now, and there are quite a few fish in the 80 and even 90-pound-classes taken each season.
By DNA-fingerprinting cobia samples from the Atlantic and Gulf regions Franks and Patricia Biesiot, professor of biology at the University of Southern Mississippi, have shown that, because of their wide-ranging migrations, cobia in both regions are genetically similar and thus comprise a single breeding stock.
www.datasync.com /~dbb/cobia.htm   (2372 words)

  
 Mississippi Sound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mississippi Sound is a sound along the Gulf Coast of the United States.
The sound is bordered on its southern edge by the barrier islands - Cat, Ship, Horn, Petit Bois and Dauphin Islands - which are part of the National Park Service's Gulf Islands National Seashore.
Most of its route through the sound is merely an imaginary line through water whose depth exceeds the project depth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mississippi_Sound   (271 words)

  
 Naval Station Pascagoula, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Naval Station Pascagoula, Mississippi is located on the mainland side of Mississippi Sound in the northeast portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
The federal project depth of the channel is 40 ft in the Horn Island Pass Channel, and 38 ft in Mississippi Sound.
Outside the channel, Mississippi Sound is relatively shallow at the south end, ranging from 12 to 20 ft, and very shallow, as little as 2 to 4 ft, at the north end near Pascagoula.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/pascagoula.htm   (2676 words)

  
 Mississippi Sound — Infoplease.com
The sound heard 'round the world: a self-professed "tinkerer" builds a globally successful musical instrument and sound equipment......
It sounds almost too simple to be true: generate 25 teller transactions per teller hour and cut teller transaction costs in half.......
Paradise found: Mississippi's pristine barrier islands, once havens for explorers, soldiers, revolutionaries, and hermits, beckon......
www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0833419.html   (256 words)

  
 The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
Habitat use and population structure patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mississippi Sound and adjacent waters.
Age and growth of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mississippi Sound and adjacent Gulf of Mexico waters
Genetic diversity of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mississippi Sound and adjacent waters.
www.dolphinsrus.com /currentprojects.php   (305 words)

  
 Mississippi delta
The Mississippi Delta region comprises much of coastal Louisiana and adjacent Mississippi, stretching from the Atchafalaya Bay on the west to the Chandeleur Islands on the east, and includes the metropolitan area of New Orleans.
Space-shuttle photograph of the Mississippi Delta region, southeastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi.
The foundation of the modern Mississippi Delta was constructed during the Pleistocene (ice age), when melt water from ice sheets poured down the Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi valleys.
academic.emporia.edu /aberjame/wetland/mississippi/miss_delta.htm   (789 words)

  
 Mississippi Gulf Coast CVB: Fishing and Charter Boats
They’ll take visitors into the Mississippi Sound or past the barrier islands and into the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico for unforgettable deep sea fishing.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is home to prestigious fishing tournaments where anglers can win prizes and admiration for their trophy fish.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic is held in June each year and attracts deep sea fishermen from across the United States.
www.gulfcoast.org /play/charter_boats_listing.html   (672 words)

  
 The Mississippi Sound
Due to the widespread attention surrounding The Passion of the Christ, The Mississippi Sound has decided to include two different perspectives on the movie.
In the yearbook competition, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College's The Trident won Honorable Mention for the cover and photography categories.
In the newspaper competition, Jeff Davis's The Mississippi Sound won second place in the cartoons category.
www.mgccc.edu /~sound/mt-static/sound   (1085 words)

  
 They keep the Mississippi sound alive - The Boston Globe (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
And it's the North Mississippi Allstars, who raised the flag of Southern rock only to color it thick with gospel and blues, and who bring the festive, organic results to the Paradise tonight.
Their mentors included dad/producer Jim Dickinson, bluesman R.L. Burnside, and Otha Turner, the curator of the area's distinct fife-and-drum sound who was prominently featured in last year's PBS series on the blues.
Another standout, ''No Mo," a rueful blues meditation on the history of Mississippi punctuated by a rap refrain, traces the long chain of exploitation back to the original rape of the land.
www.boston.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/globe/living/articles/2005/11/12/they_keep_the_mississippi_sound_alive   (737 words)

  
 GulfBase - Mississippi Sound
Mississippi Sound extends from Lake Borgne, Louisiana to Mobile Bay, Alabama, spanning the entire Gulf coast of the state of Mississippi.
The Sound is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a series of narrow islands and sand bars including Cat, Ship, Horn, Petit Bois and Dauphin islands.
The Mississippi Department of Natural Resources maintains over 20 marine reserves in the area, and the protected areas of these islands form a portion of the Gulf Islands National Seashore (see link below).
www.gulfbase.org /bay/view.php?bid=mississippi1   (281 words)

  
 Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Beginning with the concepts and sound of deep Delta blues roots (Charley Patton, for example) we’ll gain deep understanding of how ALL open tunings work, giving you new easy ways to improvise solos and create interesting accompaniments.
The Piedmont style originated in Georgia and the Carolinas and is characterized by the melodic ragtime and blues style common to such players as Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Blake, and Rev. Gary Davis.
In this class Steve will demonstrate and teach the sounds and songs of the masters and will focus on how to develop a syncopated and swinging picking style.
www.guitarseminars.com.cob-web.org:8888 /classes.htm   (1953 words)

  
 Fishing Mississippi Sound and the Pascagoula River Marsh
Fishing Mississippi Sound and the Pascagoula River Marsh
Thanksgiving weekend was a bonanza of non-stop trout action with some 5 to 10 pound reds mixed in.
Barry is very skilled at speckled trout fishing and redfish fishing using top water and plastic lures and with live bait.
www.cyberangler.com /reports/ms/brown   (246 words)

  
 Mississippi Tide, Sun, Moon Tables, 2006
The heights derived using the Tide Tables must be applied to chart soundings to obtain water depths for a specific location.
In all cases, this tidal data is based on the chart datum of soundings.
The chart datum in U.S. waters is generally Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) -- that is, charted depths are usually near the lowest average depth to be expected when meteorological conditions are normal.
www.coms.usm.edu /MStide   (430 words)

  
 Mississippi Sound
Mississippi Sound is a select vocal/dance ensemble that performs for civic organizations, church groups, high schools, and college functions.
The present a 30-minute program that appeals to audiences of all ages.
Mississippi Sound consists of 12 students from across south
www.mgccc.edu /~perkfinearts/mississippi_sound.htm   (153 words)

  
 Initial White Shrimp Samples from Mississippi Sound Show No Elevated Contaminants
Tests of white shrimp samples collected the week of September 12 from Mississippi Sound found no elevated contaminants, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today.
Scientists collected samples from areas that most likely would be affected by delayed releases of toxic substances, such as the mouth of the Mississippi River and the western Mississippi Sound where water from Lake Pontchartrain enters the Gulf of Mexico.
Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners and nearly 60 countries to develop a global monitoring network that is as integrated as the planet it observes.
www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /releases2005/oct05/noaa05-132.html   (450 words)

  
 Mississippi Sound (south of Biloxi), Gulfport & Longbeach - Fishing Report
Mississippi Sound (south of Biloxi), Gulfport & Longbeach - Fishing Report
Mississippi Sound (south of Biloxi), Gulfport & Longbeach
His extensive local experience make him an excellent choice for a guided fishing trip off the coast of Mississippi.
cyberangler.com /reports/ms/green   (617 words)

  
 Tampabay: Plane crashes into Mississippi Sound
By late Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard had recovered debris from the Piper aircraft but had not yet recovered the pilot.
The pilot was flying alone from St. Petersburg to Beaumont, Texas, when he disappeared from Gulfport airport radar without any call of distress, said Lt. Russ Brown, a Coast Guard spokesman in New Orleans.
The plane crashed eight miles offshore in the Mississippi Sound near Cat Island.
www.sptimes.com /News/030401/TampaBay/Plane_crashes_into_Mi.shtml   (265 words)

  
 FEMA: Shoreline Debris Removal Nearing Completion; Cleanup Expands Southward Into Mississippi Sound (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
An estimated 1.2 million cubic yards of marine debris were deposited into southern Mississippi's waterways by Hurricane Katrina.
The project calls for clearing the beach, shoreline and inland areas of marine debris left by Katrina along Mississippi's coastline.
The project also will expand into the Mississippi Sound from one-half mile to four miles from shore to remove hazards and threats to boating and fishing.
www.fema.gov.cob-web.org:8888 /news/newsrelease.fema?id=31430   (340 words)

  
 Gulf Islands Conservancy
Dedicated to the preservation and protection of the barrier islands and coastal wetlands of Mississippi.
The proposed plan for exploration and drilling in the coastal waters of Mississippi is poorly conceived, inappropriate, and downright wrong for the Mississippi Coast.
It's painfully obvious that we can't count on the MDA or the State of Mississippi to act in our best interests or even to provide good information to the public.
www.gulfislandsconservancy.com /index.html   (504 words)

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