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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 .
Davao Gulf is a gulf situated in the southeastern portion of Mindanao in the Philippines. [1] It has an area of 5,200 km 2 (2,000 sq mi) or about 520,000 hectares. [2] Davao Gulf cuts into the island of Mindanao from the Philippine Sea. [3] It is surrounded by all five provinces in the Davao Region. [4] The largest island in the gulf is Samal ...
Beach in Sipalay, Negros Occidental Lakawon Island of Cadiz, Negros Occidental Marino Del Norte Beach of Escalante, Negros Occidental Royal Villa Beach of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental Manjuyod White Sandbar in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental Rock formations at the boat landing area in Apo Island, Negros Oriental.
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]
Asid Gulf, in the municipality of Milagros, Masbate, Philippines; Gulf of Bahrain, inlet of the Persian Gulf on the east coast of Saudi Arabia; Davao Gulf, in Davao City, Mindanao, the Philippines; Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea, formerly known as the Gulf of Cambay; Gulf of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Lagonoy Gulf in the Philippines
A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2]
Matagorda Bay (/ ˌ m æ t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə / ⓘ [2]) is a large Gulf of Mexico bay on the Texas coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and located approximately 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Corpus Christi, 143 miles (230 km) east-southeast of San Antonio, 108 miles (174 km) south-southwest of Houston, and 167 miles (269 km) south-southeast of Austin.
The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, [3] [4] mostly surrounded by the North American continent. [5] It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo; and on the ...