Pontchartrain Lake

Pontchartrain Lake

Pontchartrain Lake (spr. Pongtscharträng Lehk), See im Staate Louisiana (Nordamerika), 1 Meile nördlich von New Orleans gelegen, 9 Meilen lang, 5 Meilen breit, bis zu 20 Fuß tief, steht in Verbindung im Westen mit dem Maurepas Lake, im Osten mit dem Borgne Lake u. dem Mexicanischen Meerbusen (durch die Rigoletsstraße), im Süden mit dem Mississippi River (durch St. John's Bayou u. durch einen nach New Orleans führenden Kanal); er wird von Dampfschiffen befahren.


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