Isle aux Herbes (Alabama)

Isle aux Herbes, also known as Coffee Island, is a barrier island located in the Mississippi Sound south of downtown Bayou la Batre, Alabama. It is a 29-acre (120,000 m2), state-owned and tidally inundated island.

The island is an important site for colonial nesting shorebirds in coastal Alabama.

Coordinates: 30°20′37″N 88°15′24″W / 30.34361°N 88.25667°W / 30.34361; -88.25667

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