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Louisiana Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

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Louisiana
Physical Features
Areas 43
Bars 33
Basins 23
Bays 451
Beaches 7
Bends 134
Capes 274
Cliffs 41
Falls 3
Flats 46
Forests 5
Gaps 3
Guts 948
Islands 456
Lakes 1,605
Pillars 18
Plains 1
Ranges 2
Ridges 91
Springs 15
Streams 4,384
Summits 55
Swamps 271
Valleys 28
Woods 1
Louisiana
Cultural Features
Airports 584
Bridges 89
Buildings 2,748
Canals 697
Cemeteries 2,566
Channels 261
Churches 7,150
Civil 1,440
Crossings 240
Dams 377
Harbors 11
Hospitals 387
Levees 109
Locales 1,781
Mines 6
Oilfields 1,245
Parks 725
Post Offices 416
Reserves 7
Reservoirs 172
Schools 3,172
Towers 398
Trails 13
Tunnels 2
Louisiana Historical
Features/Landmarks
Airports 10
Areas 1
Bars 3
Bays 3
Bridges 9
Buildings 14
Canals 6
Cemeteries 2
Channels 7
Churches 248
Civil 57
Crossings 73
Dams 2
Guts 3
Hospitals 25
Islands 13
Lakes 62
Levees 1
Locales 294
Military (Historical) 37
Oilfields 1
Parks 8
Populated Places 349
Post Offices 39
Reservoirs 2
Ridges 2
Schools 676
Streams 2
Summits 1
Swamps 19
Towers 4

Louisiana's National
Historic Landmarks
53
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.