Matagorda Peninsula

Barrier peninsula in Texas

28°35′06″N 96°01′06″W﻿ / ﻿28.58500°N 96.01833°W﻿ / 28.58500; -96.01833

The Matagorda Peninsula (/ˈmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ ⓘ[1]) is a narrow spit of land on the southeastern coast of Texas in the United States.[2]

The peninsula is in Matagorda County, Texas. The barrier island lies between Matagorda Bay, an estuary, and the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas Gulf Coast island has a water exchange of two to five tidal inlets suspending the tides in marginal sea. The Matagorda Ship Channel located on the peninsula produces a substantial tidal range of seawater bearing north-south of the barrier island.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Matagorda Bay". Dictionary.com. Random House, Inc. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
2. ^ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0. p.718.
3. ^ "Matagorda Bay". GulfBase.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.

## External links

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* Kleiner, Diana J.; Leatherwood, Art. "Matagorda Peninsula". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association.

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