Matagorda Peninsula
28°35′06″N 96°01′06″W / 28.58500°N 96.01833°W
The Matagorda Peninsula (/ˈmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ ) is a narrow spit of land on the southeastern coast of Texas in the United States.
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.
References
- ^ "Matagorda Bay". Dictionary.com. Random House, Inc. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0. p.718.
- ^ "Matagorda Bay". GulfBase.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
External links
- Kleiner, Diana J.; Leatherwood, Art. "Matagorda Peninsula". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association.
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