Mozambique Point, Louisiana

Sharing part of its name with a country in southeast Africa, Mozambique Point is the tip at the end of a peninsula in southeastern Louisiana, UNITED STATES of AMERICA. Mozambique Point is located in Plaquemines Parish, and the peninsula is shared by both Plaquemines and Saint Bernard parishes. The point is northwest of Breton Sound in the Gulf of Mexico and about 45 miles southeast of New Orleans. Marsh land areas on the peninsula and near Mozambique are no stranger to hurricanes in the autumn season. Nevertheless, the general area is a refuge for various animals. Natural resources such as sulfur, petroleum, and aquatic food sources such as oysters and crabs are extracted and harvested nearby Mozambique Point.