Among the coastal ecosystems threatened by the spill are the Chandeleur Islands (image right center).

钱德拉岛（图像右中部）的沿海生态系统处于浮油的威胁之列。

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In the weeks since the accident occurred, the oil slick has periodically drifted North-East toward the Mississippi delta and reached the Chandeleur Islands.

溢油事故发生几周后，浮油周期性的漂向密西西比三角洲东北部至尚德·卢尔岛群。

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At the rim of the delta, the Chandeleur Islands form a natural buffer zone for the heavily populated coastal regions of Louisiana—which include New Orleans—against increasingly stormy seas.

在密西西比三角洲的边缘，尚德卢尔群岛为人口众多的路易斯安那州沿海地区构筑了一块天然的缓冲区，它保护了包括新奥尔良在内的很多城市免受日益严重的海浪打击。

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The Coast Guard has reported oil sheen at the Chandeleur Islands off Louisiana.

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They include the Chandeleur Islands and Gulf Islands National Seashore areas in Louisiana and Mississippi, along with the Active Delta area in Louisiana, which includes Delta Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area.

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There are a couple of barges that are starting to work right away, and I can verify this for you, but I believe the first place they're going to start working is somewhere around the Chandeleur Islands because the sand source is close enough where they can get to work right away.

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