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  2. Galveston Island - Wikipedia

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    48,726 (2010) Pop. density. 342.21/km 2 (886.32/sq mi) Galveston Island (/ ˈɡælvɪstən / 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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    Houston, Pasadena, League City, Baytown, Texas City, Galveston, La Porte, Seabrook, Anahuac. Galveston Bay (/ ˈɡælvɪstən / GAL-vis-tən) is a bay in the western Gulf of Mexico along the upper coast of Texas. It is the seventh-largest estuary in the United States, [2] and the largest of seven major estuaries along the Texas Gulf Coast.

  4. Galveston, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Galveston (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.The community of 211.31 square miles (547.3 km 2), with a population of 53,695 at the 2020 census, [6] is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county.

  5. List of islands of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Pelican Island (Corpus Christi) Pelican Island (Galveston, Texas) Pelone Island. Pine Island. Pleasure Island. Port Aransas. Red Fish Island. San José Island. Shamrock Island.

  6. Galveston Bay Area - Wikipedia

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    The Galveston Bay Area, also known as Bay Area Houston or simply the Bay Area, [2][3] is a region that surrounds the Galveston Bay estuary of Southeast Texas in the United States, within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Normally the term refers to the mainland communities around the bay and excludes Galveston as well as ...

  7. Tiki Island, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Tiki Island is a village in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2020 census. The population was 1,106 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ]

  8. Texas barrier islands - Wikipedia

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    The Texas barrier islands are a chain of barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas Gulf Coast. The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing for dolphins. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island, Follet's ...

  9. Gulf Coast of the United States - Wikipedia

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    64,008,345 [1] The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and these are known as the Gulf States.