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2. Galveston Island - Wikipedia

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   Galveston Island (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Houston. The entire island, with the exception of Jamaica Beach , is within the city limits of the City of Galveston in Galveston County .

3. Galveston Bay - Wikipedia

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   The Gulf Coast gained its present configuration during the most recent glacial period approximately 18 ka (thousands of years ago). Low global sea levels allowed the Texas mainland to extend significantly farther south than it does presently, and the Trinity River had carved a 170-foot (52 m) deep canyon through present-day Bolivar Roads (the exit of the Houston Ship Channel) on its way to the ...

4. Galveston Bay Area - Wikipedia

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   Map of the Bay Area. The following communities lie on the shores of Galveston Bay proper and Trinity Bay, the two main components of the Galveston Bay complex (excluding those along the Gulf of Mexico): Anahuac, Bacliff, Baytown, Beach City, Kemah, La Porte, Morgan's Point, Seabrook, Shoreacres, Texas City

5. Texas Gulf Coast - Wikipedia

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   Texas Gulf Coast is an intertidal zone which borders the coastal region of South Texas, Southeast Texas, and the Texas Coastal Bend.The Texas coastal geography boundaries the Gulf of Mexico encompassing a geographical distance relative bearing at 367 miles (591 km) of coastline according to CRS [1] and 3,359 miles (5,406 km) of shoreline according to NOAA.

6. Texas barrier islands - Wikipedia

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   Map 29°13' N Galveston Island: 27 miles (43 km) Trinity–San Jacinto Estuary (Galveston Bay) 29°2' N Follet's Island: 13 miles (21 km) Christmas Bay Estuary: 28°14' N Matagorda Island: 38 miles (61 km) Guadalupe Estuary (San Antonio Bay) 27°59' N San José Island: 21 miles (34 km) Mission–Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay) 27°44' N Mustang ...

7. Estuaries of Texas - Wikipedia

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   The Mission–Aransas Estuary is the fifth largest of the Texas estuaries, with a surface area of 111,780 acres (45,240 ha) including Aransas Bay and its extensions in Redfish Bay to the southwest, Copano Bay to the northwest, and Saint Charles Bay to the north. The natural portions have an average depth of around 5.5 feet (1.7 m).