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The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and dolphin watching. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island, Follet's Island, Matagorda Island, San José Island, Mustang Island, Padre Island, and Brazos Island. [1]
This is an incomplete list of islands of Texas. Most of Texas' islands are small, unnamed and uninhabited and could not be listed. [1] Alcatraz; Alexander Island;
Follet's Island is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in Brazoria County, Texas, immediately southwest of Galveston Island. Follet's Island separates the Christmas Bay system from the Gulf of Mexico , making it one of a chain of barrier islands running along most of the Texas coast. [ 1 ]
Map of the major and minor estuaries of the Gulf Coast of Texas. The U.S. state of Texas has a series of estuaries along its coast on the Gulf of Mexico, most of them bounded by the Texas barrier islands. Estuaries are coastal bodies of water in which freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the sea.
Laguna Madre was formed about 3,000 years ago, after the stabilization of the sea level on the Texas Coast, culminating in the rise of Padre Island.The Baffin Bay extension is considerably older than Laguna Madre, and formed as a river valley during the Pleistocene epoch, over 12,000 years ago.
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.
San Jose Island [1] or San José Island (also known as Saint Joseph Island) is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States. 21 miles (34 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 km) wide. The island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, Aransas Bay on the west, and Mesquite Bay on the north.
Mustang Island is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States. The island is 18 miles (29 km) long, stretching from Corpus Christi to Port Aransas . The island is oriented generally northeast–southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, and Corpus Christi Bay on the north and west.