Avery Island (La Saline in french) is a salt dome located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, about three miles (5 km) inland from Vermillion Bay, which in turn opens onto the Gulf of Mexico. It is surrounded on all sides by bayous (narrow, slow-moving muddy rivers), salt marsh, and swampland; it sits about 140 miles (225 km) west of New Orleans. A salt dome is formed when a thick bed of evaporite minerals (mainly salt, or halite) found at depth intrudes vertically into surrounding rock strata, forming a diapir. ... Iberia Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

It is famous for being the place where Tabasco sauce is manufactured. The Confederate Army used the Tabasco site for saltpeter production, until it was captured by Union forces in the early years of the Civil War. Green Pepper, Pepper and Garlic Tabasco Standard Tabasco pepper sauce Tabasco is the trademarked brand name for a hot pepper sauce that is a well-known table condiment. ...

The island is also home to Jungle Gardens, a well-known bird sanctuary and set of gardens, where each spring thousands of snowy white egrets and other migratory water birds return to nest. Jungle Gardens (200 acres) are botanical gardens and a bird sanctuary located on Highway 329, Avery Island, Louisiana (near New Iberia, Louisiana). ...

At its highest point, the Island is about 160 feet (49 m) above sea level; it covers about 2,200 acres (9 km²) and is about 2.5 miles (4 km) across at its widest point.

The island was created by the upwelling of ancient evaporite (salt) deposits that exist beneath the Mississippi delta region. These upwellings are known as salt domes. Avery island is one of five salt dome islands that rise above the flat Louisiana Gulf coast. Evaporites are water-soluble, mineral sediments that result from the evaporation of saline water. ... Flash point Non-flammable R/S statement R: none S: none RTECS number VZ4725000 Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... The shared flood plain of the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. ... A salt dome is formed when a thick bed of evaporite minerals (mainly salt, or halite) found at depth intrudes vertically into surrounding rock strata, forming a diapir. ... A salt dome is formed when a thick bed of evaporite minerals (mainly salt, or halite) found at depth intrudes vertically into surrounding rock strata, forming a diapir. ...

Access to the island requires a toll of fifty cents; toll is paid only on entrance to the island. The word toll has several meanings. ...

Avery Island was also the source of inspiration for Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel's On Avery Island. Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Neutral Milk Hotel. ... On Avery Island was the debut album of Neutral Milk Hotel. ...